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N90 controller describes complete radio and radar sensor failure requiring switching to alternate equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 756934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90.tracon |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 controller time certified in position1 : 8 flight time total : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 756934 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Navigational Facility ATC Facility Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I was working the jfk final position; when suddenly the jfk radar 'scattered' and never came back. I lost all forms of radar identify on all aircraft including primary; secondary; data blocks with identify; altitude; speed; etc. Also; all primary frequencys failed. Unfortunately; I am unaware of why the jfk radar failed. Fortunately; I switched to the newark radar sensor and my secondary frequency and was able to reestablish both radar identify and communications with the aircraft under my control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: N90 CTLR DESCRIBES COMPLETE RADIO AND RADAR SENSOR FAILURE REQUIRING SWITCHING TO ALTERNATE EQUIP.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE JFK FINAL POS; WHEN SUDDENLY THE JFK RADAR 'SCATTERED' AND NEVER CAME BACK. I LOST ALL FORMS OF RADAR IDENT ON ALL ACFT INCLUDING PRIMARY; SECONDARY; DATA BLOCKS WITH IDENT; ALT; SPD; ETC. ALSO; ALL PRIMARY FREQS FAILED. UNFORTUNATELY; I AM UNAWARE OF WHY THE JFK RADAR FAILED. FORTUNATELY; I SWITCHED TO THE NEWARK RADAR SENSOR AND MY SECONDARY FREQ AND WAS ABLE TO REESTABLISH BOTH RADAR IDENT AND COMS WITH THE ACFT UNDER MY CTL.
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.