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Frequency outage for monitor positions at ARTCC cause reporter to file a ucr. No aircraft incident evident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 205293 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zid |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 205293 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
The cvg lo sector was operating during the xx:30 pm outbound push. The radar controller requested a tracker as the sector was very busy. After the tracker plugged in the receivers failed only for the tracker and manual controller's positions. They were still working for the radar controller. The radar controller was a trainee with a supervisor watching him. When I advised the supervisor that we could not hear, he said the frequency was fine. I then told the supervisor in charge of the problem. At about this time air carrier X, a cvg departing declared an emergency with an engine failure. We were unable to hear and therefore unable to help the radar position as we should. I filed a ucr on this incident. Upon my supervisor learning of the ucr I was taken off of position and counseled on the fact that this ucr was frivolous and ridiculous, and stupid. I feel I was being intimidated and was told this ucr was for political purposes. I am the areas union representative. I feel this was harassment to keep me from filing the ucr. Although I don't know why. The technician said there was no problem with the sector before I filed the ucr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FREQ OUTAGE FOR MONITOR POSITIONS AT ARTCC CAUSE RPTR TO FILE A UCR. NO ACFT INCIDENT EVIDENT.
Narrative: THE CVG LO SECTOR WAS OPERATING DURING THE XX:30 PM OUTBOUND PUSH. THE RADAR CTLR REQUESTED A TRACKER AS THE SECTOR WAS VERY BUSY. AFTER THE TRACKER PLUGGED IN THE RECEIVERS FAILED ONLY FOR THE TRACKER AND MANUAL CTLR'S POSITIONS. THEY WERE STILL WORKING FOR THE RADAR CTLR. THE RADAR CTLR WAS A TRAINEE WITH A SUPVR WATCHING HIM. WHEN I ADVISED THE SUPVR THAT WE COULD NOT HEAR, HE SAID THE FREQ WAS FINE. I THEN TOLD THE SUPVR IN CHARGE OF THE PROBLEM. AT ABOUT THIS TIME ACR X, A CVG DEPARTING DECLARED AN EMER WITH AN ENG FAILURE. WE WERE UNABLE TO HEAR AND THEREFORE UNABLE TO HELP THE RADAR POS AS WE SHOULD. I FILED A UCR ON THIS INCIDENT. UPON MY SUPVR LEARNING OF THE UCR I WAS TAKEN OFF OF POS AND COUNSELED ON THE FACT THAT THIS UCR WAS FRIVOLOUS AND RIDICULOUS, AND STUPID. I FEEL I WAS BEING INTIMIDATED AND WAS TOLD THIS UCR WAS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. I AM THE AREAS UNION REPRESENTATIVE. I FEEL THIS WAS HARASSMENT TO KEEP ME FROM FILING THE UCR. ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHY. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SECTOR BEFORE I FILED THE UCR.
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.