Sav controller expressed concern regarding primary ASR-8 radar returns.

Attributes
ACN	644932
Time
Date	200501
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sav.tracon
State Reference	GA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Experience	controller non radar : 25 controller radar : 25
ASRS Report	644932
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : asr-8 radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : sav.tracon

Narrative:

Sav ATCT/TRACON primary radar (ASR-8); primary targets are unacceptable and appeared to continually deteriorate. Safe and efficient radar options are compromised and controllers are limited to services that degraded system can handle. Management insists that with continuous manipulation of scope settings; a satisfactory target can be achieved; controllers disagree! The most basic of ATC assets could be achieved with this radar if it was made to be a priority for management and technicians.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING PRIMARY ASR-8 RADAR RETURNS.

Narrative: SAV ATCT/TRACON PRIMARY RADAR (ASR-8); PRIMARY TARGETS ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND APPEARED TO CONTINUALLY DETERIORATE. SAFE AND EFFICIENT RADAR OPTIONS ARE COMPROMISED AND CTLRS ARE LIMITED TO SVCS THAT DEGRADED SYS CAN HANDLE. MGMNT INSISTS THAT WITH CONTINUOUS MANIPULATION OF SCOPE SETTINGS; A SATISFACTORY TARGET CAN BE ACHIEVED; CTLRS DISAGREE! THE MOST BASIC OF ATC ASSETS COULD BE ACHIEVED WITH THIS RADAR IF IT WAS MADE TO BE A PRIORITY FOR MGMNT AND TECHNICIANS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.