ATC equipment problem radar ARTS failure ongoing problem.

Attributes
ACN	304900
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rno
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	304900
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

On may/fri/95 the ARTS failed unexpectedly. This has occurred at least 5 times in the last 30 days, prior to that, failures were rare. Due to increased traffic at reno this is becoming a safety hazard. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the facility had received a new ARTS tape with an automatic drop area. The ARTS patch was removed and the ARTS has functioned normal since then.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ARTS FAILURE ONGOING PROB.

Narrative: ON MAY/FRI/95 THE ARTS FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, PRIOR TO THAT, FAILURES WERE RARE. DUE TO INCREASED TFC AT RENO THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE FACILITY HAD RECEIVED A NEW ARTS TAPE WITH AN AUTO DROP AREA. THE ARTS PATCH WAS REMOVED AND THE ARTS HAS FUNCTIONED NORMAL SINCE THEN.

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.