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Air carrier MD80 first officer reported that he was unable to get the ATIS for geg until within 30 mi of the airport and below 10000 ft MSL. The reporter overheard numerous vectors given by 'vancouver terminal.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339542 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : geg |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zse |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 339542 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While inbound to spokane on J136 from portland, at FL250, tried to receive spokane ATIS (first attempt overhead yakima). Received very strong bleed-over xmissions from 'vancouver terminal' (I believe yvr, canada), rendering spokane ATIS completely unusable. The xmissions were numerous and frequent, typical of a busy approach control facility. This interference continued until we were within approximately 30 mi of spokane, and below 10000 ft MSL, which was rather late to be obtaining important ATIS information for descent and landing planning purposes. The frequency was 127.8 MHZ. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was a first officer on an MD80 and reported the problem to geg ground control after landing. He did not attempt to change radios and stated that all other radio reception and communication was normal. There were numerous vectors issued and he is certain that the facility was called 'vancouver terminal.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MD80 FO RPTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ATIS FOR GEG UNTIL WITHIN 30 MI OF THE ARPT AND BELOW 10000 FT MSL. THE RPTR OVERHEARD NUMEROUS VECTORS GIVEN BY 'VANCOUVER TERMINAL.'
Narrative: WHILE INBOUND TO SPOKANE ON J136 FROM PORTLAND, AT FL250, TRIED TO RECEIVE SPOKANE ATIS (FIRST ATTEMPT OVERHEAD YAKIMA). RECEIVED VERY STRONG BLEED-OVER XMISSIONS FROM 'VANCOUVER TERMINAL' (I BELIEVE YVR, CANADA), RENDERING SPOKANE ATIS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. THE XMISSIONS WERE NUMEROUS AND FREQUENT, TYPICAL OF A BUSY APCH CTL FACILITY. THIS INTERFERENCE CONTINUED UNTIL WE WERE WITHIN APPROX 30 MI OF SPOKANE, AND BELOW 10000 FT MSL, WHICH WAS RATHER LATE TO BE OBTAINING IMPORTANT ATIS INFO FOR DSCNT AND LNDG PLANNING PURPOSES. THE FREQ WAS 127.8 MHZ. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS A FO ON AN MD80 AND RPTED THE PROB TO GEG GND CTL AFTER LNDG. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CHANGE RADIOS AND STATED THAT ALL OTHER RADIO RECEPTION AND COM WAS NORMAL. THERE WERE NUMEROUS VECTORS ISSUED AND HE IS CERTAIN THAT THE FACILITY WAS CALLED 'VANCOUVER TERMINAL.'
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.