Small Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turboprop Eng
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 17
Confusion; Distraction; Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic
Equipment / Tooling
Aircraft X started flashing for me to take the automated hand off over the HII airport which is in my airspace already.  The aircraft was showing at 090 descending to 060.  My MVA in the area is 061.  I called sector 10 who had control of the data block.  They were in the process of radar identifying the aircraft and stopped him at 080.  The controller at 10 told me he had just taken over the sector and was told the aircraft was radar contact lost but IFR.  I didn't have any other IFR traffic in the area.  No loss of separation.  There has been an ongoing problem with the radar coverage in that area.  I could see aircraft below Aircraft X but not him.  I believe the auto pop function activated when the aircraft got back into radar coverage and started the hand off.  Non radar procedure shouldn't have been needed during normal operations.  I believe that is why sector 10 didn't realize there was a problem with picking the aircraft back up before entering my airspace.  There has been several issues with the radar in the area of HII; EED; IFP airports.  This is one more example of an unsafe situation in my opinion because of the radar not functioning properly.
ZLA Controller describes a situation where an aircraft is auto handedoff to him but is already in his airspace.  He doesn't observe the target and coordinates with another sector who is handing off the aircraft to him.