Radar Report Unclassified Complete

733667-001-016

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1cbf2f4720756b4c97fc287393fd5cda758d116b067519e6feb6c287a9a805cf
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This document is a record of facility operations from the Anchorage ARTCC on November 17, 1986, detailing various air traffic control activities, including an incident involving an unknown target observed by flight JL1628.

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CAIL' · ORO OF FACILJTY OPERATION ·ember 17, 1986 LOCATION Anchorage, :Alaska ZAN ARTCC . , AMIC CHIEF TIME (GMT) REMARKS Q. GATES f· 0900 DG onw, opening log this date.· FCO log attached. Previous log checke -- ---·····--all control room equipment-operating normal •.. ATCS S. Mejia SF160 · -· .. to ODK on BF743 rtn on 11/18/86 on BF746. ATCS G. Workman SF160 --··-to -.KTN on ·AS62 rtn today on AS67. · -.. ·--·- ·---·· · ---- ·--·----· -· - .... --- -·--···-· ... -113 0 - 1205 ·· 1255 -.~ -1415 ~~ . 1630 ; -·1 1 20 "'- ~.2025 :... -1951 7.~ TOTEM71 FBK-EDF diverted to EIL due to fog at EDF •.. :.-.. --.. ---· - · .--.... _ .. ___ _ CBI terminal on. control room floor ots. -·· EARTS rlsd for maint . . ..... , ··---~· . .. ... ... . . _.:..~---····-"----...:-.... ,....;. .... -·-~----------· . . . ~ EARTS .rts. ~---~·!' :: - ' : . ~~-:·~-~· . .-.~:::-r~.:·:=::-~:·~:-~l' .~~:~.-:----··-- SIGMET GOLF 01 distributed. <: .. -.-:-...::J .... ,;_~.-·-::~-.-~; .-,_._ :.-.·i .,-,. ·' '· __ . ,., .... :.'.:.'".:::"'~~,;_,,·:· . .-> .. TR ·onw-~--~·.·r ·:.~ : .. ··:; ... :-:.-:-y::-;·~-:"'.'.-::~-~>:-.·, ·:,. ~7·-r-_. ---:··T-~--. _-_ -. SIGMET .GOLF .02 posted .. 7/8 .'~~.··: ·~ ·::~,~"~....:.-..; .. _ :_ . : -·-..... --·_. _-___ ... _. _______ _ ( Dlyd entry) BKA radar ots. :~. '·•>~~p. .. ;:,:;:;.,.:,,;:-;--.-. ... · : .• r .. -·~-.:--·::·_ .... -.. ., . -....... . ... .•• .· .,,, . ... ' ,. .·. . . . .. ~2118 :i · Mt-:?PAVLOF, ·eruption_·:-reported~_VER .:Verti.cal -.cloud --reported ~to ~12 ;500ft '·~;·:·)z<-+~r;. . .Roc..;-adsd .. \i~~ .. ~ \~:·" .. '-'t-'""l'"::.-....~,..,;:f·_r.-... ;-:..:·.;;,>-.,.~":-~~---~·:;.:y. ,·F',:·ic·:::·--'"':' -':"":::::~'~~2:~--;).~· .... :·=.::· ... H 2 OO~*~~~;t.· FDC:NOTAM requested ·to Flt Restriction NOTAM for Mt PAVLOF ·area.·.'.\>,:· : . ·-.. ..-··:;::--.:._:. Restriction ·within· 5 ··statute ·miles ·to· ;'47'466-. ~14; 500msl ~-:-ZAN-1 ;-~~-· -~·":'.'.f-;:'~7'~' .ANC ... FSS,_Ai:tJA ANC ATCT, ·cnB FSS,EDF ,OPS adsd .•. ' ;,-";?" :':' :.-... : ... :-: .. ~;,.'~~..;;_~ : .-:'.. ·: ~ 7·2127 °j,':. (Dlyd entry) --BKA ·radar .rts. :::. ':·,,.;.·,_,J;:;:;>·:~~ ;.::-· ;· .... ::f~·i{:·:: ':.::· .. ~ .. :. .. ;:-- .~:. '·-<<·:.".'>-> · .~2300 'i .. FDC~NOTAM 6/3177 .:issued ·for ·Mt.~'PAVLOF:·_·volc.an.ic -activity/~.;,,,~~: ... ~ ?fs~:: .. ; ..... -:- i o o o 4. ::~i . T.YO ..:J.ine _check . .icompleted, ~.all parties .:reading -.five ._y.::.:':• 1 .:.:t~.:;;~~t'~'."':?2.:$~~~/::'~·:·;{~ :.-0010-~~ SYA'~radar ots ·due· to loss ··of mapper~fRoc;--· ZAN..:.1 ··adzd '.;.\:\~'.~~~'~:..:;~~:<~~.t..:::-.:;J.~'~· ; - ; ~~!; Y · ~i~~:~a~~;~~·~ .. :R~~ ;~~~ ~ i ~:~~;~~Jt:.:·~~\:;;~.;t:y~~d/TT;~r~?~::,;;:::::h'.;.£~~ ... :; ... :;:_;;;;~ · -::.· .:·,:,·,~-:;-:;~,:~:: _-~ :~~.~.~ .. ~: _FDC·-~NO,~AM. ~fie: ·:~~zd .t~--~-~~,;:_;_~~.~-::~::. ~~ri~-~t:::}.~~o~-.·~~.s~~-~ction·::_~~ '.~-~'.~ :;r_;~.~".;'{I;~:" FL270 • . :.ROC, .,ZAN 1 adzd. ~·"'·~~,•::·":·:~':l-.::;·:··:-.,..,:, ,.;:r •-.:,:,-~,:"':-~ .... ,. ... q.,,...,..".,.r:;..· ... :-: .. , . ..,., ... ,.~~--._.,.,._~r-;... ·-·. · -; :;;.0036:·: _Oceanic Flow~:set:;.io :-mins· ·b-etween: depaJ:tures .. alL.roU.'tes.~from .ANC£~~~s ~~ i ~ ~ .> !! ~~F w~;~~ ;~£~J~~~~:~~~I-~~~-:·:·~~·:~-i~L·2·7· o }' .-:: ·:'__: .:~~·.~ :.;~~:::;L~~~,;;~~L~~~;::~~:~~ ~. :--~·>:-.. ~~~~::. -:~. -0110 .. ~ S ."drift.-of ... -Pavlof. .. ash .added .. to .. FDC .. NOTAM • . -r -. :-~-~-··. ~·.~.-_.:_~·:: : .• ; · ·~·.:-··~:.--.:~ .. -·_ : O 112 } ANC ~Oceanic Flow ·cancelled. ~".';::~ .. '~>~q~~:;..:4·;~ ...... ~.~;;.,_:·;,~=:.:;t~-:::tt~;y:.:>~~=;:;;:;.;,~-·M - .;/'.:;..'-' "i::Y-'.··;:-.;~:r:: ,, · ~01411°: FDC-91: 91B'"NOTAM~-ent-for·~Mt7Mag~ik~~·:r;~:;;.;>.,"f.::;~:~~:~-i;~x;::f .. ~:z:.:.:.;;:~.--.;~:;:_:;~~:;~·.::,· . :.:020L.;:.:.. KINGl 7.,~·cl.30 ~OG-EDF.-no incident .. ·'~Gear .. proglems ~.-~"'i:~: ·_,x:.--:-:·~~: .. •· :';·:~,·:,.;::l.'~:/"'::. 0221:~. JL1628,.HB747,'.BIKF:.'.""<ANC reported traffic at his.altitude (FL350) ... , -· ... -• ·-one·-mile·-with·-a ·white'"and ye1·1ow-strobe:-· -AAL ·Roe &·EDF ROCC ·notifed. -----~~~~~·::;~_~-~i~-. . " . -. · No ~.known ~traffic .. :identified .. ''"''"-~·: .... · ~.:::i:-~:·':.·;.::-.; ·; ,::f::."· ,:.~ ..... -~. ------., .. _ .. .: .. .-· 0233 :;.. JL1628 's 'traffic :apparently pacing visually ."~~·:·ZAN and ROCC have ~.;;.-;.~~:<· .. -,'-<:·c~:: intermittent-non .. :radar ~contact-with -the· ·unknown -target;~ Notified ~;.-::-· • : -··~ ..... :: -~':-" . .. -. . . . _____ ,. _____ ANC Customs. :::... .::--~~--.'.._ '.":.~:.-~....'.·..:.~ . . _:..:_-.:_~_; __ :~ 0 :....: • .::.:_~~~..::.:._. __ =. .. :~:~--· ----~--~.:. 0254 -. JL1628 has _lost visual contact of the unknown target. -' .. ,,. ..:··.:, ' ·0257 --EDF ROCC ·1ost radar ·contact with unknown at a 7 o'clock position·--- _ ----~-··:_ of ,JL1628 " • '· \. _., . • · · . ·.. · I ; " ' : . • -, . . ·----------·--·---._. __ --· ------.,.-.-"----~ .. ---------.. ----·-... - 0323 " JL1628 OG ANC parking at INTL terminal •. ;...:-:·: ;,.:~~~L·.;:c.-.;.::; .• ;::.. _ :.:.... -· ;._..;~:' .,:>, .. ·-0350 ....:. SIGMET G lf --4 -d. . "b d ~.....__._.,,_.__..__,,_,.._ -..... p .-... ~:-·::-:-·~.~ ........... · .. ·.::......;_.:.:_.:.:..:.~-- o istri ute •.. ---·-... : ... ·": . .,_. .:, ... ·:.~-.. ·· .... ·,. · : .. - -...... .. • . --.. ·.: · ·~ · .. -._. ·-. , . ·~-.:·· .... • . -.. .·. • .... . I CERTIFY t hat entries above are correct: that all scheduled operations have been accomplished. except as noted. and that all abnormal occurrences and condi\ions have been recorded. SIGNA TURE(S) OF WATCH SUPERVISOR(S) FAA Form 723lr4 1~ Supersedes previous edition ' •' ... ~ .......... -: .... _ ..... ····...; ... ~ ..... . -- . NO. Two '\ DAIC .. ,ECORD OF FACILITY OPERATION ..,_ 11-17-86 l--~~~~~~----~--------~--r-"""."""' ______ ~--r-------:--:::".""..,..------~------------1CHECKEOBY IOENTIFICATION TYPE FACILITY OPERATING POSITION Q. GATES LOCATION ·Anchorage,·-AK .;. ZAN --ARTCC .. ·--··· --AMIC CHIEF .. ----.-···· TIME (GMT) 0351 0423 0437 _osoo 0600 -oaoo-:· _oaoi...:;:.. ·.· 08 59 .:. REMAAKS --·--·-.. ·-__ ·-·--··· ·-----·------------------ AS continuing log. ·----------·--·---~--------·---· ---·----· ·---·--------·- Briefed WASHDC ROC on JL1628. AALl need EARTs·oata reduction of theJL1628 incident~---- Rough Cut.Charlie active 181900/190600Z. •, -·······--------·----------- Notified Central Flow CA986 entered and exited ZAN. 180245/0523Z. SIGMETs Alfa -1 ··and Golf 5 distributed. -----.--- 1 -. ----------------- Recorder-· checks _completed~ .·, .. . -· :. ! .. j 1 · -· ·. · .. · · · · . :;.,;, , -~_:, \•, .;~· COB· ,._ . t':;.;~·:· ;· '{:' k:-.;' j :·:\ .\·'. j · · --~ >J .. _ : '~ -._:.. . .. _ ,. ______ ._ ------... --------·----·· - I CERTIFY that entries above aie correct: . SIGNATURE(S) OF WATCH SUPERVISOR(S) . ' j •. -. . ·· . • .• . -~-.:: .-:: that all scheduled operat on ha e bee · "' · ·. ·· ~-· ' · · . accomplished, except as n~t~. an~ that a~ -:.:~ ~-n ~--···,-----..... ·--·-·-··--~-~------------·---·- abnormal occurrences and conditions have-• · been recorded. •. · 1 · ,t · · , · -· ·· · · - · - · ·-·-·-· ·· · -· · ·-·-·---·-- -- FAA Form 723D-4 14-621 .. s_upersedes previous edition