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Controller and pilot complaint about 124 pt 0 transmitter and receiver weak and breaking up. 2 separate reports.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 248514 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : cle |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 248514 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
While flying a scheduled trip from buf-cle nightly (mon- sat evenings) we encounter a communications problem every night on 124.0 (cle approach). Approach control's volume is always low compared to other aircraft on the frequency. We must turn our radio volume up very loud in order to hear approach, and this volume level it painfully loud when anyone else is transmitting. Also, towards the end of most xmissions, approach volume drops even lower, requiring multiple readbacks and missed clrncs. We have discussed this situation many times, but on the next trip we have the same problem. I have heard numerous other aircraft complain of the same difficulty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR AND PLT COMPLAINT ABOUT 124 PT 0 XMITTER AND RECEIVER WEAK AND BREAKING UP. 2 SEPARATE RPTS.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING A SCHEDULED TRIP FROM BUF-CLE NIGHTLY (MON- SAT EVENINGS) WE ENCOUNTER A COMS PROB EVERY NIGHT ON 124.0 (CLE APCH). APCH CTL'S VOLUME IS ALWAYS LOW COMPARED TO OTHER ACFT ON THE FREQ. WE MUST TURN OUR RADIO VOLUME UP VERY LOUD IN ORDER TO HEAR APCH, AND THIS VOLUME LEVEL IT PAINFULLY LOUD WHEN ANYONE ELSE IS XMITTING. ALSO, TOWARDS THE END OF MOST XMISSIONS, APCH VOLUME DROPS EVEN LOWER, REQUIRING MULTIPLE READBACKS AND MISSED CLRNCS. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS SIT MANY TIMES, BUT ON THE NEXT TRIP WE HAVE THE SAME PROB. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT COMPLAIN OF THE SAME DIFFICULTY.
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.