Radar controller at pns claims radio frequency has failed several times.

Attributes
ACN	529779
Time
Date	200111
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Experience	controller radar : 14 controller time certified in position1 : 2.5
ASRS Report	529779
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility

Narrative:

Reconfiguring the radar, frequency loss for approximately 40 mins. Has happened several times in the last few days. Traffic becomes complex due to frequency loss. Has been fixed several times -- still a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADAR CTLR AT PNS CLAIMS RADIO FREQ HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

Narrative: RECONFIGURING THE RADAR, FREQ LOSS FOR APPROX 40 MINS. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. TFC BECOMES COMPLEX DUE TO FREQ LOSS. HAS BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES -- STILL A PROB.

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.