Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 19
Troubleshooting; Confusion; Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
ATC Equipment / Nav Facility / Buildings; Procedure
Today the CLE primary radar went OTS with the backup QDB radar site being OTS for numerous weeks (making CLE on ATC Alert) resulting in CLE going ATC zero. After what has to be considerable unnecessary delays to getting the aircraft that were taxied out airborne I was told to depart successive aircraft off RY 6L on runway heading and climb to 5000 feet and to depart them 2 minutes apart. There is no non-radar rule that covers this procedure. There was no call from ZOB indicating either longitudinal or lateral separation had been accomplished between departures.
CLE Controller reports of departing aircraft without radar services being provided 2 minutes apart. Controller was not aware of any rule in the 7100.65 that made this legal.