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Attributes | |
ACN | 613197 |
Time | |
Date | 200404 |
Day | Fri |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : jan.airport |
State Reference | MS |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Qualification | controller : radar controller : military |
Experience | controller military : 6 controller radar : 5 controller time certified in position1 : 1.5 |
ASRS Report | 613197 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Events | |
Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : primary radar other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Navigational Facility FAA |
Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
Situations | |
ATC Facility | radar equipment : jan.tracon |
Narrative:
Erroneous primary returns on ASR in sets of 3, which are 5-10 mi apart. This results in an increase of traffic calls or avoiding traffic calls to real primary targets. This has been brought to the attention of supervisors and airport facility with no outcome.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JAN CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING RADAR EQUIP.
Narrative: ERRONEOUS PRIMARY RETURNS ON ASR IN SETS OF 3, WHICH ARE 5-10 MI APART. THIS RESULTS IN AN INCREASE OF TFC CALLS OR AVOIDING TFC CALLS TO REAL PRIMARY TARGETS. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF SUPVRS AND ARPT FACILITY WITH NO OUTCOME.
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.