ARTCC's computer interface with a terminal computer was out of service for approximately 4 hours.

Attributes
ACN	154941
Time
Date	199008
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid
State Reference	IN
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	154941
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	155361
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ZID computer was not interfacing properly with cvg approach. Handoff would fail, data would not pass. Situation persisted over a 4 hour period.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC'S COMPUTER INTERFACE WITH A TERMINAL COMPUTER WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR APPROX 4 HOURS.

Narrative: ZID COMPUTER WAS NOT INTERFACING PROPERLY WITH CVG APCH. HDOF WOULD FAIL, DATA WOULD NOT PASS. SITUATION PERSISTED OVER A 4 HR PERIOD.

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.