ATC equipment problem radio frequency 118 pt 3 backup transmitter OTS. Ongoing problem.

Attributes
ACN	281085
Time
Date	199408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fsm
State Reference	AR
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : yng
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	281085
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
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

On aug/xx/94 our local control frequency 118.3 backup transmitter was reported to maintenance as OTS. On aug/yy/94 maintenance personnel returned 118.3 backup transmitter to service. This morning, aug/zz/94, we had 3 aircraft who could not understand the controller on 118.3 main. When the controller changed to the standby transmitter it was dead. We have problems with the tower frequencys, that on occasion, have a significant impact on safety, yet they never seem to fix the problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated FAA maintenance cannot seem to keep the backup frequency 118.3 working. This problem is on-going. Reporter stated the frequency was OTS for the last 2 days. Ucr has been filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB RADIO FREQ 118 PT 3 BACKUP XMITTER OTS. ONGOING PROB.

Narrative: ON AUG/XX/94 OUR LCL CTL FREQ 118.3 BACKUP XMITTER WAS RPTED TO MAINT AS OTS. ON AUG/YY/94 MAINT PERSONNEL RETURNED 118.3 BACKUP XMITTER TO SVC. THIS MORNING, AUG/ZZ/94, WE HAD 3 ACFT WHO COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE CTLR ON 118.3 MAIN. WHEN THE CTLR CHANGED TO THE STANDBY XMITTER IT WAS DEAD. WE HAVE PROBS WITH THE TWR FREQS, THAT ON OCCASION, HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SAFETY, YET THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIX THE PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED FAA MAINT CANNOT SEEM TO KEEP THE BACKUP FREQ 118.3 WORKING. THIS PROB IS ON-GOING. RPTR STATED THE FREQ WAS OTS FOR THE LAST 2 DAYS. UCR HAS BEEN FILED.

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.