Pit and yng approach coordination with cak approach to confirm if he is observing a C172 squawking 7700, 7 mi southeast of aco VOR. Cak does not display 7700 and states this is a problem.

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Attributes
ACN	544375
Time
Date	200204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : aco.vor
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak.tracon tracon : pit.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17 flight time total : 125
ASRS Report	544375
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : cak.tracon

Narrative:

At XA50Z, pit approach called to ask if I observed an aircraft squawking an emergency code in my airspace. My radar display showed no mayday code and no transponder reply in the area. Both pit and yng displayed the distress signal, but we did not. The lost and disoriented pilot was radar idented by yng at a position correlating to the aco 145 degree radial/7 DME at 4500 ft. (15 mi east of cak radar antenna). This is in no way an isolated incident and in fact, seems to be part of a growing problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIT AND YNG APCH COORD WITH CAK APCH TO CONFIRM IF HE IS OBSERVING A C172 SQUAWKING 7700, 7 MI SE OF ACO VOR. CAK DOES NOT DISPLAY 7700 AND STATES THIS IS A PROB.

Narrative: AT XA50Z, PIT APCH CALLED TO ASK IF I OBSERVED AN ACFT SQUAWKING AN EMER CODE IN MY AIRSPACE. MY RADAR DISPLAY SHOWED NO MAYDAY CODE AND NO XPONDER REPLY IN THE AREA. BOTH PIT AND YNG DISPLAYED THE DISTRESS SIGNAL, BUT WE DID NOT. THE LOST AND DISORIENTED PLT WAS RADAR IDENTED BY YNG AT A POS CORRELATING TO THE ACO 145 DEG RADIAL/7 DME AT 4500 FT. (15 MI E OF CAK RADAR ANTENNA). THIS IS IN NO WAY AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND IN FACT, SEEMS TO BE PART OF A GROWING PROB.

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.