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2 approach controllers complaining about the conflict alert activating between targets that are not near each other. Controllers tend to ignore the alert and feel color radar could help solve the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350964 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : dfw |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 10 controller radar : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 350964 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 12 flight time total : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 350964 |
| 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 | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Low altitude/conflict alert alarms at every position where the tags are displayed, whether your data tag(south) or someone else's causes confusion and distractions. Having color radar would alleviate this problem (easy to spot and easy to block from your position, when your aircraft are not involved). Supplemental information from acn 350965: working AR3 (final for runway 18R) the positioned alarmed no less than 6 times. I observed 2 aircraft, neither were my aircraft. The other 4 aircraft or more I did not observe or ignored because it is south pointless distraction. Resolution to problem is color displays.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 APCH CTLRS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CONFLICT ALERT ACTIVATING BTWN TARGETS THAT ARE NOT NEAR EACH OTHER. CTLRS TEND TO IGNORE THE ALERT AND FEEL COLOR RADAR COULD HELP SOLVE THE PROB.
Narrative: LOW ALT/CONFLICT ALERT ALARMS AT EVERY POS WHERE THE TAGS ARE DISPLAYED, WHETHER YOUR DATA TAG(S) OR SOMEONE ELSE'S CAUSES CONFUSION AND DISTRACTIONS. HAVING COLOR RADAR WOULD ALLEVIATE THIS PROB (EASY TO SPOT AND EASY TO BLOCK FROM YOUR POS, WHEN YOUR ACFT ARE NOT INVOLVED). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 350965: WORKING AR3 (FINAL FOR RWY 18R) THE POSITIONED ALARMED NO LESS THAN 6 TIMES. I OBSERVED 2 ACFT, NEITHER WERE MY ACFT. THE OTHER 4 ACFT OR MORE I DID NOT OBSERVE OR IGNORED BECAUSE IT IS S POINTLESS DISTR. RESOLUTION TO PROB IS COLOR DISPLAYS.
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.