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Issue link: http://natca.uberflip.com/i/568433
o Alerted this week to issues with Fusion at SCT and STARS R27 sites. According to the Tech Center, as a target drops below surveillance the tracker continues to aggressively seek out the target. This leads to misidentification of primary targets nearby and causes the track to jump away at unrealistic supersonic speeds. The ultimate fix would be a software change, but that cannot occur without the usual pre - deployment checks and testing. Adaptation may be helpful in the meantime and sites are enc ouraged to provide data for analysis. · Craig Bielek (A90) o Monday participated in the SBS Implementation, SBS Weekly, and TSLE telcons. Worked on upcoming travel. o Tuesday traveled to Fresno, CA. o Wednesday participated in the Fresno ADS - B flight inspection, then traveled to San Diego. o Thursday worked at SCT on some lingering fusion problems. SCT is continuing to work through the transition to STARS, and working with the Tech Center and OSF to resolve the problems they are having. · Dan Hamilton (SFO), National Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) Rep o ASSC: Still waiting for direction from the agency. Hopeful to have further guidance after the start of the new fiscal year o Vehicle ADS - B: Problems continue with the FAA Spectrum office. They continue to be non - cooperative and the tone of their emails is increasingly abrasive. The team is collaborating with the agency on an approach to mitigate this issue. o ASDE - X Refresh: Continues to mo ve along with minimal issues. · Andrew Stachowiak (I90) o Participated in the NATCA SBS weekly teleconference. o Traveled to Midland, TX for Fusion support, the evaluation went very well. § The two CTV's that make up the non - contiguous airspac e of MAF and SJT creates a unique challenge. § Documented some false target issues around MAF and passed on the information to the OSF for further analysis. § The MAF radar failure contingency plan was modified in their SOP to reflect Fuse Mode operation s and fallback procedures. § The facility is still waiting on 5 - mile MVA maps to be delivered; this may delay MAF from going operational on Fusion. o Participated in email exchanges regarding R27 issues at DAB and ICT. Like I90, MIA, and Eglin AFB they are a Keysite for R27. DAB and ICT has seen high speed false targets like the ones seen at other facilities. The FAA Tech Center will be doing further analysis. · Tom Zarick (ZDV), National Interval Management (IM) Rep o Limited IM activity this week. Worked with program office and MITRE representatives on ZMP and ZHU adaptation examples in use at MITRE. TEMPORARY OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY OFFICE (TOCO): Tammy Norman