ATC equipment problem radar scope failed.

Attributes
ACN	295087
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	295087
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working west departure and west arrival when the radar scope lost both the map and targets. I was still receiving data tags but was unable to determine actual position of aircraft. Data was reconfirmed to another position with no loss of service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADAR SCOPE FAILED.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING W DEP AND W ARR WHEN THE RADAR SCOPE LOST BOTH THE MAP AND TARGETS. I WAS STILL RECEIVING DATA TAGS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL POS OF ACFT. DATA WAS RECONFIRMED TO ANOTHER POS WITH NO LOSS OF SVC.

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.