ATC equipment problem radar mode C failed.

Attributes
ACN	308590
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	308590
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At XX43 local for 2-3 mins, a loss of mode C data from the keller radar site occurred. The supervisor notified af, who stated an alarm had tripped, but on reset, all was normal. The data blocks displayed the 'XXX' in the mode C field. No loss of separation occurred during this outage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR MODE C FAILED.

Narrative: AT XX43 LCL FOR 2-3 MINS, A LOSS OF MODE C DATA FROM THE KELLER RADAR SITE OCCURRED. THE SUPVR NOTIFIED AF, WHO STATED AN ALARM HAD TRIPPED, BUT ON RESET, ALL WAS NORMAL. THE DATA BLOCKS DISPLAYED THE 'XXX' IN THE MODE C FIELD. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED DURING THIS OUTAGE.

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.