Subject: Product Outage/Anomaly Metop-2 Data Outage : Issued: March This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050303060809090808040103 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic:*Metop-2 IASI Data Outage* * *Date/Time**Issued:*March 27, 1735 UTC* * *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* METOP-2** *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *March 27, 1400 UTC* Date/Time of Expected End:*TBD* * ** *Length of Outage:*TBD * Details/Specifics of Change: * On 26 March 2014, at 08.40 UTC, the MHS instrument on Metop-A entered into a fault mode during preparations for the out-of-plane manoeuvre. Attempts to recover the instrument have so far not been successful and the anomaly investigation is focusing on the possible failure of a hardware switch on the instrument. The instrument is to remain OFF until a better understanding of the problem allows further diagnostic commanding to be performed. This is not expected before mid-next week and the data service could remain off for considerably longer. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880.** *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/AThis message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --------------050303060809090808040103 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic:  Metop-2 IASI  Data Outage

Date/Time Issued:  March 27,  1735 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  METOP-2

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 27,  1400 UTC
 

Date/Time of Expected End:
  TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD


Details/Specifics of Change: 

On 26 March 2014, at 08.40 UTC, the MHS instrument on
    Metop-A entered
into a fault mode during preparations for the out-of-plane manoeuvre.
Attempts to recover the instrument have so far not been successful and
the anomaly investigation is focusing on the possible failure of a
hardware switch on the instrument. The instrument is to remain
OFF until
a better understanding of the problem allows further diagnostic
commanding to be performed. This is not expected before mid-next week
and the data service could remain off for considerably longer.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880.

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/AThis message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.


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