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While setting up equipment using the vscs, an ARTCC controller at ZFW had radios and landlines become temporarily inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 447441 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msn.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 29 |
| ASRS Report | 447441 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : dsr and vscs other controllera |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Facility ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
In the dsr control room I was attempting to transition to split mode on the vscs when all radios and landlines blanked out on the turki high position. I do not know what caused this to happen. The r-side moved to the d-side to continue communications with the aircraft. This transition was being attempted because the vscs tracker equipment has not been moved to this position, for some unknown reason. While attempting to right the equipment, the radios and landlines returned, although I can't tell you why.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE SETTING UP EQUIP USING THE VSCS, AN ARTCC CTLR AT ZFW HAD RADIOS AND LANDLINES BECOME TEMPORARILY INOP.
Narrative: IN THE DSR CTL ROOM I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION TO SPLIT MODE ON THE VSCS WHEN ALL RADIOS AND LANDLINES BLANKED OUT ON THE TURKI HIGH POS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE R-SIDE MOVED TO THE D-SIDE TO CONTINUE COMS WITH THE ACFT. THIS TRANSITION WAS BEING ATTEMPTED BECAUSE THE VSCS TRACKER EQUIP HAS NOT BEEN MOVED TO THIS POS, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RIGHT THE EQUIP, THE RADIOS AND LANDLINES RETURNED, ALTHOUGH I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY.
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.