ATC equipment problem radar ARTS IIIA tracking.

Attributes
ACN	327080
Time
Date	199602
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : srq
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Route In Use	enroute airway : tpa
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	327080
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

No radar tracking at all on this radar system. The problem has been reported before but the outcome of any developments of this problem are obscure. I have been told that if a 'recurring' problem is repeatedly reported, it is still only logged out once, and the controllers don't know where it's logged. Specifically, the automated handoff procedures cannot be utilized as per 7110.65, page 2-1-3 and page 5-1-3. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the problem is with the ARTS tracking on the ASR-8 radar system. The problem started about mid jan, and comes and goes. Maintenance is unable to isolate problem. Ucr has been filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR ARTS IIIA TRACKING.

Narrative: NO RADAR TRACKING AT ALL ON THIS RADAR SYS. THE PROB HAS BEEN RPTED BEFORE BUT THE OUTCOME OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS PROB ARE OBSCURE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF A 'RECURRING' PROB IS REPEATEDLY RPTED, IT IS STILL ONLY LOGGED OUT ONCE, AND THE CTLRS DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S LOGGED. SPECIFICALLY, THE AUTOMATED HDOF PROCS CANNOT BE UTILIZED AS PER 7110.65, PAGE 2-1-3 AND PAGE 5-1-3. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE PROB IS WITH THE ARTS TRACKING ON THE ASR-8 RADAR SYS. THE PROB STARTED ABOUT MID JAN, AND COMES AND GOES. MAINT IS UNABLE TO ISOLATE PROB. UCR HAS BEEN FILED.

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.