ARTCC radar controller alleges his radar scope malfunctioned due to excessive heat in the control room at ZBW. Reporter says this is an ongoing environmental problem.

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Attributes
ACN	373368
Time
Date	199707
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	373368
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Due to extreme heat in the control room (84 degrees) the sector 31 radar scope was malfunctioning (it caused the scope to blink) during our busiest period. The heat in area C has been an ongoing environmental problem for more than a yr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR ALLEGES HIS RADAR SCOPE MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT IN THE CTL ROOM AT ZBW. RPTR SAYS THIS IS AN ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL PROB.

Narrative: DUE TO EXTREME HEAT IN THE CTL ROOM (84 DEGS) THE SECTOR 31 RADAR SCOPE WAS MALFUNCTIONING (IT CAUSED THE SCOPE TO BLINK) DURING OUR BUSIEST PERIOD. THE HEAT IN AREA C HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL PROB FOR MORE THAN A YR.

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.