ATC equipment problem radar ARTS.

Attributes
ACN	293394
Time
Date	199501
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dtw
State Reference	MI
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pdk
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	293394
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

An aircraft is on final to any runway at dtw within 1 mi of the runway. If an aircraft on the ground has its transponder on, the conflict alert feature of the ARTS 3A alarms. This causes data blocks to appear on the BRITE radar and block crucial data. This could lead to problems. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: facility operations manager stated management was aware of the problem and the facility had regional office approval to install a patch in the ARTS program which will solve the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ARTS.

Narrative: AN ACFT IS ON FINAL TO ANY RWY AT DTW WITHIN 1 MI OF THE RWY. IF AN ACFT ON THE GND HAS ITS XPONDER ON, THE CONFLICT ALERT FEATURE OF THE ARTS 3A ALARMS. THIS CAUSES DATA BLOCKS TO APPEAR ON THE BRITE RADAR AND BLOCK CRUCIAL DATA. THIS COULD LEAD TO PROBS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FACILITY OPS MGR STATED MGMNT WAS AWARE OF THE PROB AND THE FACILITY HAD REGIONAL OFFICE APPROVAL TO INSTALL A PATCH IN THE ARTS PROGRAM WHICH WILL SOLVE THE PROB.

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.