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Approach controller says TRACON radar not usable outside of 20 NM and that no controller has any non radar training to control aircraft outside the 20 NM limit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352212 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fnt |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fnt |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : fnt |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 6 controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 352212 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Prior to nov/mon/96, we had radar coverage problems between our 290 degrees to 330 degrees also 090 degrees to 120 degrees more than 20 mi away. After the flight check and radar ant tilt change they said our radar unusable outside 20 mi below 4500 ft. We have no non radar training here at flint and should.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR SAYS TRACON RADAR NOT USABLE OUTSIDE OF 20 NM AND THAT NO CTLR HAS ANY NON RADAR TRAINING TO CTL ACFT OUTSIDE THE 20 NM LIMIT.
Narrative: PRIOR TO NOV/MON/96, WE HAD RADAR COVERAGE PROBS BTWN OUR 290 DEGS TO 330 DEGS ALSO 090 DEGS TO 120 DEGS MORE THAN 20 MI AWAY. AFTER THE FLT CHK AND RADAR ANT TILT CHANGE THEY SAID OUR RADAR UNUSABLE OUTSIDE 20 MI BELOW 4500 FT. WE HAVE NO NON RADAR TRAINING HERE AT FLINT AND SHOULD.
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.