One ARTCC sector lost radar for 10+ minutes.

Attributes
ACN	151772
Time
Date	199007
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	151772
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

On 7/XX90 radar data processing was lost at the day high altitude sector for a period of 10-15 mins. Darc was available but the function keys were locked out. This prevented the controllers working the sector from making any entries to reflect changes in aircraft altitudes, rtes, etc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ONE ARTCC SECTOR LOST RADAR FOR 10+ MINUTES.

Narrative: ON 7/XX90 RADAR DATA PROCESSING WAS LOST AT THE DAY HIGH ALT SECTOR FOR A PERIOD OF 10-15 MINS. DARC WAS AVAILABLE BUT THE FUNCTION KEYS WERE LOCKED OUT. THIS PREVENTED THE CTLRS WORKING THE SECTOR FROM MAKING ANY ENTRIES TO REFLECT CHANGES IN ACFT ALTS, RTES, ETC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.