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Approach controller claims there were 20-30 false targets being displayed on the ASR9 radar scope south of the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mkc airport : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 341209 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
On the morning of jul/xx/96, at kansas city international, there were approximately 20-30 false targets displayed on radar. These targets appeared like normal primary radar returns. Several pilot reports and reports from nearby air traffic towers reported nothing could be seen in the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR CLAIMS THERE WERE 20-30 FALSE TARGETS BEING DISPLAYED ON THE ASR9 RADAR SCOPE S OF THE ARPT.
Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF JUL/XX/96, AT KANSAS CITY INTL, THERE WERE APPROX 20-30 FALSE TARGETS DISPLAYED ON RADAR. THESE TARGETS APPEARED LIKE NORMAL PRIMARY RADAR RETURNS. SEVERAL PLT RPTS AND RPTS FROM NEARBY AIR TFC TWRS RPTED NOTHING COULD BE SEEN IN THE AREA.
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.