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Sav TRACON controller expressed concern regarding repeated radar failures after moving to a new facility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 651096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sav.tracon |
| State Reference | GA |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| ASRS Report | 651096 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Navigational Facility ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | radar equipment : sav.tracon |
Narrative:
The primary and secondary radar has been going OTS since mar/sat/05; since we have moved to our new facility. When radar has gone out we have gone to cenrap. This situation is very unsafe because the radar antenna actually stops and the radar scopes go black. It takes several mins to apply cenrap for the operation once the radar antenna starts moving again. Solution: we have started the process for receiving ASR-11 and need to be placed higher on the waterfall list. We will received ASR-11 in 2008.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAV TRACON CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING REPEATED RADAR FAILURES AFTER MOVING TO A NEW FACILITY.
Narrative: THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RADAR HAS BEEN GOING OTS SINCE MAR/SAT/05; SINCE WE HAVE MOVED TO OUR NEW FACILITY. WHEN RADAR HAS GONE OUT WE HAVE GONE TO CENRAP. THIS SIT IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE RADAR ANTENNA ACTUALLY STOPS AND THE RADAR SCOPES GO BLACK. IT TAKES SEVERAL MINS TO APPLY CENRAP FOR THE OP ONCE THE RADAR ANTENNA STARTS MOVING AGAIN. SOLUTION: WE HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS FOR RECEIVING ASR-11 AND NEED TO BE PLACED HIGHER ON THE WATERFALL LIST. WE WILL RECEIVED ASR-11 IN 2008.
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.