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Sjc controller described extended radar information failure; allegedly due to maintenance staffing issues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 776296 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| ASRS Report | 776926 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
Narrative:
Airways facilities (sjc) was not dispatched for over 5 hours due to staffing. Increased workload to both nct and sjc controllers. Radar was finally restored. Reason for loss not receiving data via T1 line from nct.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SJC CTLR DESCRIBED EXTENDED RADAR INFO FAILURE; ALLEGEDLY DUE TO MAINT STAFFING ISSUES.
Narrative: AIRWAYS FACILITIES (SJC) WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR OVER 5 HRS DUE TO STAFFING. INCREASED WORKLOAD TO BOTH NCT AND SJC CTLRS. RADAR WAS FINALLY RESTORED. REASON FOR LOSS NOT RECEIVING DATA VIA T1 LINE FROM NCT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.