Radar outage due to telephone company lines OTS.

Attributes
ACN	341787
Time
Date	199606
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ggg
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ggg
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	341787
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Longview TRACON (GGG) has lost primary and secondary radar for the second time today. Af reports that telephone lines OTS. Traffic has been moderate today with inclement WX around both airports that are served by the approach control. The radar was returned 3 1/2 hours later. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter indicated the technician did not know why the telephone lines were OTS. Reporter said the radar data travels on the telephone company wires some 250 mi from the radar site to dallas and then to the facility. Reporter indicated the radar site is approximately 20 mi from the facility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADAR OUTAGE DUE TO TELCO LINES OTS.

Narrative: LONGVIEW TRACON (GGG) HAS LOST PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RADAR FOR THE SECOND TIME TODAY. AF RPTS THAT TELEPHONE LINES OTS. TFC HAS BEEN MODERATE TODAY WITH INCLEMENT WX AROUND BOTH ARPTS THAT ARE SERVED BY THE APCH CTL. THE RADAR WAS RETURNED 3 1/2 HRS LATER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR INDICATED THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT KNOW WHY THE TELEPHONE LINES WERE OTS. RPTR SAID THE RADAR DATA TRAVELS ON THE TELCO WIRES SOME 250 MI FROM THE RADAR SITE TO DALLAS AND THEN TO THE FACILITY. RPTR INDICATED THE RADAR SITE IS APPROX 20 MI FROM THE FACILITY.

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.