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Approach controller feels safety is compromised with a 32 min restoration replacement delay of a full digital ARTS display. Some operational holding impact was experienced when controller position were combined to an adjacent work position during the equipment change out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388288 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 7 flight time total : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 388288 |
| 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 : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On nov/sun/97, at XX28 EST, the full digital ARTS display (fdad) radar display at the 'mugzy' position in the ewr sector of the ny TRACON failed. This position works ewr satellite arrs and departures and runway 11/29 traffic at ewr. The mugzy controller was forced to place some arrival aircraft in airborne holding while moving to an adjacent position to resume the operation. A replacement fdad was installed, and did not operate. A second replacement fdad was installed and at approximately XY00 EST the operation was returned to 'normal.' the 'spare' scopes at the new york TRACON are uncertifiable and unreliable. The rate of failures will be increasing and there are no parts available to fix these displays. Delays will start increasing, and safety is being compromised.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR FEELS SAFETY IS COMPROMISED WITH A 32 MIN RESTORATION REPLACEMENT DELAY OF A FULL DIGITAL ARTS DISPLAY. SOME OPERATIONAL HOLDING IMPACT WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN CTLR POS WERE COMBINED TO AN ADJACENT WORK POS DURING THE EQUIP CHANGE OUT.
Narrative: ON NOV/SUN/97, AT XX28 EST, THE FULL DIGITAL ARTS DISPLAY (FDAD) RADAR DISPLAY AT THE 'MUGZY' POS IN THE EWR SECTOR OF THE NY TRACON FAILED. THIS POS WORKS EWR SATELLITE ARRS AND DEPS AND RWY 11/29 TFC AT EWR. THE MUGZY CTLR WAS FORCED TO PLACE SOME ARR ACFT IN AIRBORNE HOLDING WHILE MOVING TO AN ADJACENT POS TO RESUME THE OP. A REPLACEMENT FDAD WAS INSTALLED, AND DID NOT OPERATE. A SECOND REPLACEMENT FDAD WAS INSTALLED AND AT APPROX XY00 EST THE OP WAS RETURNED TO 'NORMAL.' THE 'SPARE' SCOPES AT THE NEW YORK TRACON ARE UNCERTIFIABLE AND UNRELIABLE. THE RATE OF FAILURES WILL BE INCREASING AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THESE DISPLAYS. DELAYS WILL START INCREASING, AND SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED.
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.