ARTCC radar controller complaint about the keller long range radar site outages and the lack of reli...

Attributes
ACN	338935
Time
Date	199606
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Route In Use	enroute airway : zfw
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller military : 21 controller non radar : 21 controller radar : 16 flight time total : 380
ASRS Report	338935
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Keller radar site was taken OTS at XA30 local for an hour with about 5 mins of warning. The site covers all the arrs and departures to the dallas/ft worth metroplex. When it goes OTS you are non-radar normally between 8000 and 10000 ft and below depending on WX conditions. The keller lrr site has been going down due to bearing problems and needs a long term fix to bring back reliability. At the end of the hour, they couldn't bring the radar back to service and had to extend the outage for another hour.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT THE KELLER LONG RANGE RADAR SITE OUTAGES AND THE LACK OF RELIABILITY OF THE SITE.

Narrative: KELLER RADAR SITE WAS TAKEN OTS AT XA30 LCL FOR AN HR WITH ABOUT 5 MINS OF WARNING. THE SITE COVERS ALL THE ARRS AND DEPS TO THE DALLAS/FT WORTH METROPLEX. WHEN IT GOES OTS YOU ARE NON-RADAR NORMALLY BTWN 8000 AND 10000 FT AND BELOW DEPENDING ON WX CONDITIONS. THE KELLER LRR SITE HAS BEEN GOING DOWN DUE TO BEARING PROBS AND NEEDS A LONG TERM FIX TO BRING BACK RELIABILITY. AT THE END OF THE HR, THEY COULDN'T BRING THE RADAR BACK TO SVC AND HAD TO EXTEND THE OUTAGE FOR ANOTHER HR.

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.

ARTCC radar controller complaint about the keller long range radar site outages and the lack of reliability of the site.