Controller reporter complains about frequency interference due to excessive backgnd noise.

Attributes
ACN	213310
Time
Date	199206
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ntd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	213310
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Plead control is a mru (military radar unit) at point magu, ca. We are certified by the FAA and are a department of defense facility. Plead control on a daily basis experiences pilot/controller and controller/controller communications interference. This is due to excessive backgnd noise caused by other than ATC personnel and the frequencys and landlines they must monitor, being in the same room as ATC personnel. We have complained in verbal and written form for 2 yrs for the problem to be corrected with no solution as of this date. Pilots and facilities routinely complain about backgnd noise and we are currently recommending to pilots who complain of excessive backgnd noise to use this exact form to file a complaint. We have filed a formal union grievance with the local nage office in hopes the problem will be addressed and corrected as soon as possible. Our facility personnel felt it was in our best interest to file this particular report in the event of a mishap or incident. No one particular incident is noted here due to the day to day safety hazard occurring. We feel as does the FAA that aviation safety deserves top priority and any interference relating to safety should be corrected immediately.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR RPTR COMPLAINS ABOUT FREQ INTERFERENCE DUE TO EXCESSIVE BACKGND NOISE.

Narrative: PLEAD CTL IS A MRU (MIL RADAR UNIT) AT POINT MAGU, CA. WE ARE CERTIFIED BY THE FAA AND ARE A DEPT OF DEFENSE FACILITY. PLEAD CTL ON A DAILY BASIS EXPERIENCES PLT/CTLR AND CTLR/CTLR COMS INTERFERENCE. THIS IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE BACKGND NOISE CAUSED BY OTHER THAN ATC PERSONNEL AND THE FREQS AND LANDLINES THEY MUST MONITOR, BEING IN THE SAME ROOM AS ATC PERSONNEL. WE HAVE COMPLAINED IN VERBAL AND WRITTEN FORM FOR 2 YRS FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED WITH NO SOLUTION AS OF THIS DATE. PLTS AND FACILITIES ROUTINELY COMPLAIN ABOUT BACKGND NOISE AND WE ARE CURRENTLY RECOMMENDING TO PLTS WHO COMPLAIN OF EXCESSIVE BACKGND NOISE TO USE THIS EXACT FORM TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE HAVE FILED A FORMAL UNION GRIEVANCE WITH THE LCL NAGE OFFICE IN HOPES THE PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED ASAP. OUR FACILITY PERSONNEL FELT IT WAS IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO FILE THIS PARTICULAR RPT IN THE EVENT OF A MISHAP OR INCIDENT. NO ONE PARTICULAR INCIDENT IS NOTED HERE DUE TO THE DAY TO DAY SAFETY HAZARD OCCURRING. WE FEEL AS DOES THE FAA THAT AVIATION SAFETY DESERVES TOP PRIORITY AND ANY INTERFERENCE RELATING TO SAFETY SHOULD BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY.

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.