Controller at mci reports an ASR-9 radar failure and states that cenrap was not operational.

Attributes
ACN	345508
Time
Date	199608
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : stl
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	345508
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The ASR-9 radar failed this morning at mci international airport. We were unable to bring up cenrap (the backup radar system because it was also out). This is the second radar outage in the past 2 weeks. Appears to be happening more frequently.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR AT MCI RPTS AN ASR-9 RADAR FAILURE AND STATES THAT CENRAP WAS NOT OPERATIONAL.

Narrative: THE ASR-9 RADAR FAILED THIS MORNING AT MCI INTL ARPT. WE WERE UNABLE TO BRING UP CENRAP (THE BACKUP RADAR SYS BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO OUT). THIS IS THE SECOND RADAR OUTAGE IN THE PAST 2 WKS. APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.

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.