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Sju controller expressed concern regarding new radar display equipment that reflects lighting and makes on the job training very difficult.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 677920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sju.tracon |
| State Reference | PR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 677920 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | radar equipment : sju.tracon |
Narrative:
The sju cerap has new radar scopes that reflect the lights that surround them. The radar scopes that were replaced were not affected by any type of illumination. The controller sitting directly behind these new scopes gets some glare; but the traffic can be worked with no significant problem. The problem arises when a controller is assigned to train or coordinate. In both cases; the controller is not directly behind the scopes. He is to one of the sides of the scope because another controller is sitting behind the same scope. As you move to the sides of the scope; the glare increases and the display data at the scopes is no longer visible; creating a dangerous situation where the data cannot be seen clearly by the coordinating or training controller. The problem may be corrected if the control room becomes completely dark or with testing of other illumination colors that don't create as much glare on the scopes. This will improve the safety in our operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SJU CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING NEW RADAR DISPLAY EQUIP THAT REFLECTS LIGHTING AND MAKES ON THE JOB TRAINING VERY DIFFICULT.
Narrative: THE SJU CERAP HAS NEW RADAR SCOPES THAT REFLECT THE LIGHTS THAT SURROUND THEM. THE RADAR SCOPES THAT WERE REPLACED WERE NOT AFFECTED BY ANY TYPE OF ILLUMINATION. THE CTLR SITTING DIRECTLY BEHIND THESE NEW SCOPES GETS SOME GLARE; BUT THE TFC CAN BE WORKED WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PROB. THE PROB ARISES WHEN A CTLR IS ASSIGNED TO TRAIN OR COORDINATE. IN BOTH CASES; THE CTLR IS NOT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SCOPES. HE IS TO ONE OF THE SIDES OF THE SCOPE BECAUSE ANOTHER CTLR IS SITTING BEHIND THE SAME SCOPE. AS YOU MOVE TO THE SIDES OF THE SCOPE; THE GLARE INCREASES AND THE DISPLAY DATA AT THE SCOPES IS NO LONGER VISIBLE; CREATING A DANGEROUS SIT WHERE THE DATA CANNOT BE SEEN CLEARLY BY THE COORDINATING OR TRAINING CTLR. THE PROB MAY BE CORRECTED IF THE CTL ROOM BECOMES COMPLETELY DARK OR WITH TESTING OF OTHER ILLUMINATION COLORS THAT DON'T CREATE AS MUCH GLARE ON THE SCOPES. THIS WILL IMPROVE THE SAFETY IN OUR OPERATION.
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.