ATC equipment problem radio position jack failed.

Attributes
ACN	293988
Time
Date	199412
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	293988
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Radar radio jack failed. Initial problem noted by controller as loss of receivers. 1 potential operational error did occur prior to airport facilities repairs and sector moved. Departure delays incurred on eastbound dfwt aircraft. Returned to service as normal after repairs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADIO POS JACK FAILED.

Narrative: RADAR RADIO JACK FAILED. INITIAL PROB NOTED BY CTLR AS LOSS OF RECEIVERS. 1 POTENTIAL OPERROR DID OCCUR PRIOR TO ARPT FACILITIES REPAIRS AND SECTOR MOVED. DEP DELAYS INCURRED ON EBOUND DFWT ACFT. RETURNED TO SVC AS NORMAL AFTER REPAIRS.

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.