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Reporter stated there were 6 times in the month of june when the ARTS equipment was not working properly and 1 time when it failed completely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374827 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 374827 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
At least 6 different times during june, ARTS equipment at mci was not working properly and in 1 instance, failed completely. This resulted in controllers transitioning to emergency situation procedures and possibly not providing pilots with the service they are accustomed to.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATED THERE WERE 6 TIMES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE WHEN THE ARTS EQUIP WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND 1 TIME WHEN IT FAILED COMPLETELY.
Narrative: AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT TIMES DURING JUNE, ARTS EQUIP AT MCI WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IN 1 INSTANCE, FAILED COMPLETELY. THIS RESULTED IN CTLRS TRANSITIONING TO EMER SIT PROCS AND POSSIBLY NOT PROVIDING PLTS WITH THE SVC THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO.
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.