ATC equipment problem radar pvd scope and fdio OTS.

Attributes
ACN	287421
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zoa
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa tracon : n90
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	287421
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Today the oceanic odaps system was purposely taken down for a 'warm start' in an attempt to fix a pvd problem which was isolated to sector OC7. I was working sectors OC3/4 and had OC9A and B assigned to me also. My pvd was dysfunctional. My CRT/FD10 was also dysfunctional. During this time, I received messages via the commercial radio printer. Due to the fpa assignment, I did not receive progress reports on 2 aircraft at position epact or at position newel. This situation is unsatisfactory and compromises air safety. An example of a pvd outage occurred on jun/xx/94 and is documented on a vcr and in a NASA report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR PVD SCOPE AND FDIO OTS.

Narrative: TODAY THE OCEANIC ODAPS SYS WAS PURPOSELY TAKEN DOWN FOR A 'WARM START' IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX A PVD PROB WHICH WAS ISOLATED TO SECTOR OC7. I WAS WORKING SECTORS OC3/4 AND HAD OC9A AND B ASSIGNED TO ME ALSO. MY PVD WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL. MY CRT/FD10 WAS ALSO DYSFUNCTIONAL. DURING THIS TIME, I RECEIVED MESSAGES VIA THE COMMERCIAL RADIO PRINTER. DUE TO THE FPA ASSIGNMENT, I DID NOT RECEIVE PROGRESS RPTS ON 2 ACFT AT POS EPACT OR AT POS NEWEL. THIS SIT IS UNSATISFACTORY AND COMPROMISES AIR SAFETY. AN EXAMPLE OF A PVD OUTAGE OCCURRED ON JUN/XX/94 AND IS DOCUMENTED ON A VCR AND IN A NASA RPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.