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A TRACON controller claims that several radar scopes went blank without any warning on 3 different occasions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : san |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller military : 20 controller radar : 10 flight time total : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 382135 |
| 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:
On sep/xa/97 and sep/xf/97, the pacific radar scope shut down during busy periods. On oct/xx/97 the newport radar shut down during slow traffic. These scopes give no forthcoming indication, they just go blank.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TRACON CTLR CLAIMS THAT SEVERAL RADAR SCOPES WENT BLANK WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
Narrative: ON SEP/XA/97 AND SEP/XF/97, THE PACIFIC RADAR SCOPE SHUT DOWN DURING BUSY PERIODS. ON OCT/XX/97 THE NEWPORT RADAR SHUT DOWN DURING SLOW TFC. THESE SCOPES GIVE NO FORTHCOMING INDICATION, THEY JUST GO BLANK.
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.