Narrative:

R37 -- 133.02. Position T126-T127. During near saturation period, giving radar instruction, in a 4 person confign, radar instructor needed override function, keyed up, same time as developmental, frequencys ceased to operate. This, as well as several other situations have occurred and continue to occur. This is a safety problem as well as a pain in the butt! Ucr filed 9/92. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter claims that problem is recurrent and intermittent, but still exists. It has been an ongoing problem for at least 5 yrs. They have not been able to locate the cause of the problem. The ucr is still current. Reporter hasn't received any acknowledgement or update on the ucr from his supervisor. Analyst suggested raising this issue with the area quality through partnership (qtp) representative. This problem occurs only at this sector. The other sectors work ok. It appears that both the transmitter and receiver are effected and usually is out for 3 or 4 mins before coming back on line. Reporter believes that blown circuits must be reset before radio communication can be reestablished. This condition usually occurs between april and sept when traffic is the heaviest, but reporter can't explain why. The problem has not occurred recently and thinks that it is difficult to find what's causing it. The positions affected are radar, handoff, and d-side or manual position at sector R37, and only the radio portion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO OVERRIDE CAPABILITY TO XMIT TO ACFT WHEN MONITORING A TRAINEE WITHOUT CAUSING AN OUTAGE.

Narrative: R37 -- 133.02. POS T126-T127. DURING NEAR SATURATION PERIOD, GIVING RADAR INSTRUCTION, IN A 4 PERSON CONFIGN, RADAR INSTRUCTOR NEEDED OVERRIDE FUNCTION, KEYED UP, SAME TIME AS DEVELOPMENTAL, FREQS CEASED TO OPERATE. THIS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER SITUATIONS HAVE OCCURRED AND CONTINUE TO OCCUR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS WELL AS A PAIN IN THE BUTT! UCR FILED 9/92. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR CLAIMS THAT PROBLEM IS RECURRENT AND INTERMITTENT, BUT STILL EXISTS. IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST 5 YRS. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE UCR IS STILL CURRENT. RPTR HASN'T RECEIVED ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR UPDATE ON THE UCR FROM HIS SUPVR. ANALYST SUGGESTED RAISING THIS ISSUE WITH THE AREA QUALITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP (QTP) REPRESENTATIVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY AT THIS SECTOR. THE OTHER SECTORS WORK OK. IT APPEARS THAT BOTH THE XMITTER AND RECEIVER ARE EFFECTED AND USUALLY IS OUT FOR 3 OR 4 MINS BEFORE COMING BACK ON LINE. RPTR BELIEVES THAT BLOWN CIRCUITS MUST BE RESET BEFORE RADIO COM CAN BE REESTABLISHED. THIS CONDITION USUALLY OCCURS BTWN APRIL AND SEPT WHEN TFC IS THE HEAVIEST, BUT RPTR CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED RECENTLY AND THINKS THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND WHAT'S CAUSING IT. THE POSITIONS AFFECTED ARE RADAR, HDOF, AND D-SIDE OR MANUAL POS AT SECTOR R37, AND ONLY THE RADIO PORTION.

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.