ATC equipment problem radar failed. No backup radar.

Attributes
ACN	308909
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fll
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dawn
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	308909
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While fll radar system was OTS, mia radar went out also. Leaving us with no immediate backup system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR FAILED. NO BACKUP RADAR.

Narrative: WHILE FLL RADAR SYS WAS OTS, MIA RADAR WENT OUT ALSO. LEAVING US WITH NO IMMEDIATE BACKUP SYS.

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.