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2 ATC controllers, one center, one approach control, bemoan the fact that after a system outage of the center radar and most communication frequencys, that management failed to implement a contingency plan, also failing to stop traffic flow into the impacted area surrounding sju, pr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594421 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zsu.artcc |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 4.5 |
| ASRS Report | 594421 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 2.5 |
| ASRS Report | 594422 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
San juan center lost all radars and all, but 2 frequencys that are directional to the northwest. ATC services were highly impacted. The safety of the flying public was highly endangered when management neglected to declare ZSU airspace as ATC-0. There is a contingency plan for this type of situation and it was never implemented. Some flow was established with ZMA and ZNY but not with all other facilities bordering with ZSU.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 ATC CTLRS, ONE CTR, ONE APCH CTL, BEMOAN THE FACT THAT AFTER A SYS OUTAGE OF THE CTR RADAR AND MOST COM FREQS, THAT MGMNT FAILED TO IMPLEMENT A CONTINGENCY PLAN, ALSO FAILING TO STOP TFC FLOW INTO THE IMPACTED AREA SURROUNDING SJU, PR.
Narrative: SAN JUAN CTR LOST ALL RADARS AND ALL, BUT 2 FREQS THAT ARE DIRECTIONAL TO THE NW. ATC SVCS WERE HIGHLY IMPACTED. THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC WAS HIGHLY ENDANGERED WHEN MGMNT NEGLECTED TO DECLARE ZSU AIRSPACE AS ATC-0. THERE IS A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THIS TYPE OF SIT AND IT WAS NEVER IMPLEMENTED. SOME FLOW WAS ESTABLISHED WITH ZMA AND ZNY BUT NOT WITH ALL OTHER FACILITIES BORDERING WITH ZSU.
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.