Frequency failure causes sectors to be combined creating added workload.

Attributes
ACN	195178
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvi
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : abq
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 5 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	195178
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Frequency 133.22 diw super high frequency became totally unusable during a major sbound push. The problems with the frequency have been well documented. The sector had to be combined with another sector in order to continue the operation. Fortunately no deviations occurred but we were unable to have any 2 way communications. Combining the sectors resulted in an unsafe overload of traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FREQ FAILURE CAUSES SECTORS TO BE COMBINED CREATING ADDED WORKLOAD.

Narrative: FREQ 133.22 DIW SUPER HIGH FREQ BECAME TOTALLY UNUSABLE DURING A MAJOR SBOUND PUSH. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FREQ HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. THE SECTOR HAD TO BE COMBINED WITH ANOTHER SECTOR IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE OP. FORTUNATELY NO DEVS OCCURRED BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO HAVE ANY 2 WAY COMS. COMBINING THE SECTORS RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE OVERLOAD OF TFC.

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.