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Approach controller said that his radar scope failed for the fourth time in 6 weeks. Maintenance says the scope appears to be overheating.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 354710 |
| 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 : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Radar scope failed. Light to moderate traffic at time. This is the fourth time, that I'm aware of, in the last 6 weeks this scope has failed. Explanation from maintenance is scope overheats. Why is it still in service?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR SAID THAT HIS RADAR SCOPE FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN 6 WKS. MAINT SAYS THE SCOPE APPEARS TO BE OVERHEATING.
Narrative: RADAR SCOPE FAILED. LIGHT TO MODERATE TFC AT TIME. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME, THAT I'M AWARE OF, IN THE LAST 6 WKS THIS SCOPE HAS FAILED. EXPLANATION FROM MAINT IS SCOPE OVERHEATS. WHY IS IT STILL IN SVC?
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.