Clt controller reports of known, blocked area of radar return southeast of clt VOR.

Attributes
ACN	475903
Time
Date	200006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : clt.vortac
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 16 controller time certified in position1 : 7
ASRS Report	475903
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert aircraft equipment : tcas aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : clt
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : clt.tracon

Narrative:

No primary or secondary target displayed on a PA32 from clt 147044 to clt 138043 which was 5-7 mi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLT CTLR RPTS OF KNOWN, BLOCKED AREA OF RADAR RETURN SE OF CLT VOR.

Narrative: NO PRIMARY OR SECONDARY TARGET DISPLAYED ON A PA32 FROM CLT 147044 TO CLT 138043 WHICH WAS 5-7 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.