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ARTCC radar controller concern about radar site (gallup) tracking problems. Controller observes ghost targets and speed jumps in aircraft being tracked by this radar site.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418123 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv |
| State Reference | CO |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 418123 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Gallup radar site losing tracked targets at FL310. Happened to me numerous times from oct/xa/98 through oct/xe/98. Gallup is a known problem. But it never seems to get fixed properly. Very unsafe situation. In the last few yrs we have had uncountable speed jumps and ghost targets. It's an every day occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR CONCERN ABOUT RADAR SITE (GALLUP) TRACKING PROBS. CTLR OBSERVES GHOST TARGETS AND SPD JUMPS IN ACFT BEING TRACKED BY THIS RADAR SITE.
Narrative: GALLUP RADAR SITE LOSING TRACKED TARGETS AT FL310. HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES FROM OCT/XA/98 THROUGH OCT/XE/98. GALLUP IS A KNOWN PROB. BUT IT NEVER SEEMS TO GET FIXED PROPERLY. VERY UNSAFE SIT. IN THE LAST FEW YRS WE HAVE HAD UNCOUNTABLE SPD JUMPS AND GHOST TARGETS. IT'S AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE.
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.