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Reported situation in which reporter alleges the intermittent loss of aircraft at and below 7000 ft and multiple beacon codes being displayed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381511 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 381511 |
| 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 |
Narrative:
During the hours indicated, secondary radar on aircraft at and below 7000 ft was failing intermittently. Both beacon channels were tried, but not successful in solving problem. Also had problems with aircraft appearing on multiple beacon codes at same time. ZKC, who handed off aircraft to mci, did not report seeing the problem on their end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTED SIT IN WHICH RPTR ALLEGES THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ACFT AT AND BELOW 7000 FT AND MULTIPLE BEACON CODES BEING DISPLAYED.
Narrative: DURING THE HRS INDICATED, SECONDARY RADAR ON ACFT AT AND BELOW 7000 FT WAS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH BEACON CHANNELS WERE TRIED, BUT NOT SUCCESSFUL IN SOLVING PROB. ALSO HAD PROBS WITH ACFT APPEARING ON MULTIPLE BEACON CODES AT SAME TIME. ZKC, WHO HANDED OFF ACFT TO MCI, DID NOT RPT SEEING THE PROB ON THEIR END.
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.