Computer equipment malfunctioned. Controller had to use backup computer for 5 minutes.

Attributes
ACN	154893
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid
State Reference	IN
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	154893
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Primary radar lost, had to revert to darc for approximately 5 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPUTER EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONED. CTLR HAD TO USE BACKUP COMPUTER FOR 5 MINUTES.

Narrative: PRIMARY RADAR LOST, HAD TO REVERT TO DARC FOR APPROX 5 MINS.

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.