ATC equipment problem communication radio frequency 135 pt 17 failure. Problem ongoing.

Attributes
ACN	319122
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma
State Reference	FL
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 11
ASRS Report	319122
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

We have been having continuous frequency problems with frequency 135.17 at the R46 sector for about 6 weeks now. First you lose your main frequencys, then your standby are dead and you switch to the third backup (the buec), which usually is scratchy and unreliable. Sometimes that fails and you are left with nothing. Ucr filed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the problem has been fixed and the frequency is working correctly. Problem was at the palm beach rtf site.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC EQUIP PROB COM RADIO FREQ 135 PT 17 FAILURE. PROB ONGOING.

Narrative: WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS FREQ PROBS WITH FREQ 135.17 AT THE R46 SECTOR FOR ABOUT 6 WKS NOW. FIRST YOU LOSE YOUR MAIN FREQS, THEN YOUR STANDBY ARE DEAD AND YOU SWITCH TO THE THIRD BACKUP (THE BUEC), WHICH USUALLY IS SCRATCHY AND UNRELIABLE. SOMETIMES THAT FAILS AND YOU ARE LEFT WITH NOTHING. UCR FILED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE PROB HAS BEEN FIXED AND THE FREQ IS WORKING CORRECTLY. PROB WAS AT THE PALM BEACH RTF SITE.

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.