Approach controller experiences a complete failure of stars radar display and moved to adjacent position to continue radar service. The controller claims that this was the second failure within the last month.

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Attributes
ACN	689162
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci.tracon
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach controller : radar
Qualification	controller : military controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 25
ASRS Report	689162
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 : mci.tracon

Narrative:

While working normal traffic on stars equipment entire display went blank. No banner; no warning no back-up at that position. Relocated to adjacent position and worked traffic from there. Second failure at that display that I have observed in the last month. Stars equipment less than 2 yrs old.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR EXPERIENCES A COMPLETE FAILURE OF STARS RADAR DISPLAY AND MOVED TO ADJACENT POS TO CONTINUE RADAR SVC. THE CTLR CLAIMS THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE WITHIN THE LAST MONTH.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING NORMAL TFC ON STARS EQUIP ENTIRE DISPLAY WENT BLANK. NO BANNER; NO WARNING NO BACK-UP AT THAT POS. RELOCATED TO ADJACENT POS AND WORKED TFC FROM THERE. SECOND FAILURE AT THAT DISPLAY THAT I HAVE OBSERVED IN THE LAST MONTH. STARS EQUIP LESS THAN 2 YRS OLD.

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.