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Socal TRACON controller alleges that the lax ASR-9 (south) has intermittent primary radar coverage at a satellite airport (hhr). The area of concern is on the final approach to runway 25 at approximately 660 ft MSL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341056 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hhr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 660 msl bound upper : 660 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 6 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 341056 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Los angeles south ASR has intermittent primary radar on the hawthorne final. Callback conversation with ATCT supervisor revealed the following information: analyst contacted a lax ATCT supervisor regarding the radar coverage at hhr. The supervisor stated that secondary radar coverage is continuous to the runway surface. Because that airport is so near to lax, they, the tower, did not look for primary returns at hhr, but tracked data tags are observed on a regular basis.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SOCAL TRACON CTLR ALLEGES THAT THE LAX ASR-9 (S) HAS INTERMITTENT PRIMARY RADAR COVERAGE AT A SATELLITE ARPT (HHR). THE AREA OF CONCERN IS ON THE FINAL APCH TO RWY 25 AT APPROX 660 FT MSL.
Narrative: LOS ANGELES S ASR HAS INTERMITTENT PRIMARY RADAR ON THE HAWTHORNE FINAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH ATCT SUPVR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ANALYST CONTACTED A LAX ATCT SUPVR REGARDING THE RADAR COVERAGE AT HHR. THE SUPVR STATED THAT SECONDARY RADAR COVERAGE IS CONTINUOUS TO THE RWY SURFACE. BECAUSE THAT ARPT IS SO NEAR TO LAX, THEY, THE TWR, DID NOT LOOK FOR PRIMARY RETURNS AT HHR, BUT TRACKED DATA TAGS ARE OBSERVED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
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.