Intermittent bursts of static noise on frequency on a daily basis. No action to rectify problem.

Attributes
ACN	104461
Time
Date	198902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc
State Reference	DC
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	104461
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Ucr filed: frequency 127.7 has been reported daily 10-20 second static bursts on frequency in controller's ear. No available spare frequency, only one on loan to another area. Many times not noted on daily log by supervisor. CA1--traumatic injury (ear) forms not available. No assistance offered by supervisor to controllers for hearing check, etc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INTERMITTENT BURSTS OF STATIC NOISE ON FREQ ON A DAILY BASIS. NO ACTION TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.

Narrative: UCR FILED: FREQ 127.7 HAS BEEN RPTED DAILY 10-20 SEC STATIC BURSTS ON FREQ IN CTLR'S EAR. NO AVAILABLE SPARE FREQ, ONLY ONE ON LOAN TO ANOTHER AREA. MANY TIMES NOT NOTED ON DAILY LOG BY SUPVR. CA1--TRAUMATIC INJURY (EAR) FORMS NOT AVAILABLE. NO ASSISTANCE OFFERED BY SUPVR TO CTLRS FOR HEARING CHK, ETC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.