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Landline between ZNY ARTCC and new york TRACON (N90) became unusable. ARTCC maintenance could not find the problem, but line became usable again in about 10 mins. 1 aircraft had to hold for that period of time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354675 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : teb |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tracon : n90 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 354675 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
I was working in area D of the new york ARTCC on dec/sun/96. At XA30 am, I was handling approximately 6 aircraft when I lost all landline communication with the new york TRACON. Because of this loss of communications, 1 aircraft landing at teb airport was forced to hold about 40 mi out because I was unable to effect the necessary altitude coordination with the new york TRACON. System engineers attempted many things, none of which worked. After 10 mins, the landlines were usable again. An explanation was not available as to why the lines were unusable. I was told, 'they don't know what happened.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LANDLINE BTWN ZNY ARTCC AND NEW YORK TRACON (N90) BECAME UNUSABLE. ARTCC MAINT COULD NOT FIND THE PROB, BUT LINE BECAME USABLE AGAIN IN ABOUT 10 MINS. 1 ACFT HAD TO HOLD FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING IN AREA D OF THE NEW YORK ARTCC ON DEC/SUN/96. AT XA30 AM, I WAS HANDLING APPROX 6 ACFT WHEN I LOST ALL LANDLINE COM WITH THE NEW YORK TRACON. BECAUSE OF THIS LOSS OF COMS, 1 ACFT LNDG AT TEB ARPT WAS FORCED TO HOLD ABOUT 40 MI OUT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO EFFECT THE NECESSARY ALT COORD WITH THE NEW YORK TRACON. SYS ENGINEERS ATTEMPTED MANY THINGS, NONE OF WHICH WORKED. AFTER 10 MINS, THE LANDLINES WERE USABLE AGAIN. AN EXPLANATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS TO WHY THE LINES WERE UNUSABLE. I WAS TOLD, 'THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.'
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.