ATC equipment problem radar loss of ARTS data tags.

Attributes
ACN	320489
Time
Date	199511
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller radar : 1 flight time total : 1100
ASRS Report	320489
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

TRACON experienced a loss of ARTS data. The second one of the day. This one occurred during the middle of a busy arrival rush/departure push. The technicians reported that it was caused by another conflict alert. The system recovered normal. This is happening way too much at this facility and one of these days there is a good chance the ARTS data will not return.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR LOSS OF ARTS DATA TAGS.

Narrative: TRACON EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ARTS DATA. THE SECOND ONE OF THE DAY. THIS ONE OCCURRED DURING THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ARR RUSH/DEP PUSH. THE TECHNICIANS RPTED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY ANOTHER CONFLICT ALERT. THE SYS RECOVERED NORMAL. THIS IS HAPPENING WAY TOO MUCH AT THIS FACILITY AND ONE OF THESE DAYS THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THE ARTS DATA WILL NOT RETURN.

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.