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ZNY controller described potential conflict incident when atop equipment failed to display aircraft target information during channel switch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 733745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : non radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 5.5 |
| ASRS Report | 733745 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | computer equipment : zny.artcc |
Narrative:
The system nom did a channel switchover and apparently we lost the flight information and aircraft symbol on air carrier X and were unaware until we received a slatn position report. This was extremely dangerous as there was traffic coming out of sector 86 at the same altitude crossing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZNY CTLR DESCRIBED POTENTIAL CONFLICT INCIDENT WHEN ATOP EQUIP FAILED TO DISPLAY ACFT TARGET INFO DURING CHANNEL SWITCH.
Narrative: THE SYS NOM DID A CHANNEL SWITCHOVER AND APPARENTLY WE LOST THE FLT INFO AND ACFT SYMBOL ON ACR X AND WERE UNAWARE UNTIL WE RECEIVED A SLATN POS RPT. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE WAS TFC COMING OUT OF SECTOR 86 AT THE SAME ALT XING.
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.