ZFW radar controller has a display failure and is required to set up and use adjacent display.

Attributes
ACN	554194
Time
Date	200207
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc tower : jfk.tower
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 13 controller time certified in position1 : 4
ASRS Report	554194
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility

Narrative:

I was working a combined low/intermediate sector that mainly has departures to the east off dfw. At XA30 my radar display locked and failed to update the data blocks of the aircraft. The adjacent display is normally not in use, however it is designated as the low altitude sector when it is decombined. At the time of the failure, a supervisor had set up the low sector to observe the 2 high altitude sectors that I was feeding. Due to this, it took me 3-4 mins to set this sector up to use, while there was no way for me to provide radar services to the aircraft that I was working. During this occurrence, I was working approximately 15 aircraft. During the time that it took me to set up this new sector, I was unable to provide radar monitoring to any aircraft in my airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZFW RADAR CTLR HAS A DISPLAY FAILURE AND IS REQUIRED TO SET UP AND USE ADJACENT DISPLAY.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING A COMBINED LOW/INTERMEDIATE SECTOR THAT MAINLY HAS DEPS TO THE E OFF DFW. AT XA30 MY RADAR DISPLAY LOCKED AND FAILED TO UPDATE THE DATA BLOCKS OF THE ACFT. THE ADJACENT DISPLAY IS NORMALLY NOT IN USE, HOWEVER IT IS DESIGNATED AS THE LOW ALT SECTOR WHEN IT IS DECOMBINED. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, A SUPVR HAD SET UP THE LOW SECTOR TO OBSERVE THE 2 HIGH ALT SECTORS THAT I WAS FEEDING. DUE TO THIS, IT TOOK ME 3-4 MINS TO SET THIS SECTOR UP TO USE, WHILE THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO PROVIDE RADAR SVCS TO THE ACFT THAT I WAS WORKING. DURING THIS OCCURRENCE, I WAS WORKING APPROX 15 ACFT. DURING THE TIME THAT IT TOOK ME TO SET UP THIS NEW SECTOR, I WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE RADAR MONITORING TO ANY ACFT IN MY AIRSPACE.

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.