Mia TRACON controller is concerned with stars radar equipment functions.

Attributes
ACN	590726
Time
Date	200308
Day	Thu
Place
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 2 controller radar : 17 controller supervisory : 7 controller time certified in position1 : 21
ASRS Report	590726
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility ATC Facility FAA
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : mia.tracon

Narrative:

'Stars' display showed intermittent failure of the ft lauderdale (fll) radar while using that radar for fll arrs. No associated failure indications were observed on the fll radar control panel in the TRACON. 1) 'stars' equipment should have an aural alarm and some type of eye-catching (ie, flashing) indication to indicate that your radar has failed. 2) 'stars' indicated the fll radar was toggling on/off with no associated radar panel failure indication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIA TRACON CTLR IS CONCERNED WITH STARS RADAR EQUIP FUNCTIONS.

Narrative: 'STARS' DISPLAY SHOWED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE FT LAUDERDALE (FLL) RADAR WHILE USING THAT RADAR FOR FLL ARRS. NO ASSOCIATED FAILURE INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLL RADAR CTL PANEL IN THE TRACON. 1) 'STARS' EQUIP SHOULD HAVE AN AURAL ALARM AND SOME TYPE OF EYE-CATCHING (IE, FLASHING) INDICATION TO INDICATE THAT YOUR RADAR HAS FAILED. 2) 'STARS' INDICATED THE FLL RADAR WAS TOGGLING ON/OFF WITH NO ASSOCIATED RADAR PANEL FAILURE INDICATION.

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.