Controller loses data block on an small aircraft that was receiving flight following services.

Attributes
ACN	224332
Time
Date	199210
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc tracon : slc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	224332
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

I was providing flight following for a VFR small aircraft at 6500. On the slc 337/31 I lost the small aircraft's transponder. I called hill field's gci controllers and learned that they were still receiving the small aircraft's transponder. I did not get the transponder for 8 mi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR LOSES DATA BLOCK ON AN SMA THAT WAS RECEIVING FLT FOLLOWING SVCS.

Narrative: I WAS PROVIDING FLT FOLLOWING FOR A VFR SMA AT 6500. ON THE SLC 337/31 I LOST THE SMA'S TRANSPONDER. I CALLED HILL FIELD'S GCI CTLRS AND LEARNED THAT THEY WERE STILL RECEIVING THE SMA'S TRANSPONDER. I DID NOT GET THE TRANSPONDER FOR 8 MI.

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.