Reporter states the tower frequency (local controller) has been having radio problems for weeks. Reporter claims problem has been reported by multiple aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	364402
Time
Date	199703
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aex
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : aex
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	364402
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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

Narrative:

The control tower frequency at aex has been having radio problems for weeks. The local controller frequency is very weak, very scratchy. This problem has been reported many times by multiple aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the primary and back up equipment for the local controller frequency was taken OTS 4 days ago and that a VHF multi radio is in use. Reporter said they are not getting assistance with the problem and that the airport authority/authorized is responsible for the equipment. Reporter indicated they (the tower) report the outage on the daily watch checklist which is sent to the airport authority/authorized. Reporter alleges the radio maintenance person is incompetent and cannot repair the equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR STATES THE TWR FREQ (LCL CTLR) HAS BEEN HAVING RADIO PROBS FOR WKS. RPTR CLAIMS PROB HAS BEEN RPTED BY MULTIPLE ACFT.

Narrative: THE CTL TWR FREQ AT AEX HAS BEEN HAVING RADIO PROBS FOR WKS. THE LCL CTLR FREQ IS VERY WEAK, VERY SCRATCHY. THIS PROB HAS BEEN RPTED MANY TIMES BY MULTIPLE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE PRIMARY AND BACK UP EQUIP FOR THE LCL CTLR FREQ WAS TAKEN OTS 4 DAYS AGO AND THAT A VHF MULTI RADIO IS IN USE. RPTR SAID THEY ARE NOT GETTING ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROB AND THAT THE ARPT AUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EQUIP. RPTR INDICATED THEY (THE TWR) RPT THE OUTAGE ON THE DAILY WATCH CHKLIST WHICH IS SENT TO THE ARPT AUTH. RPTR ALLEGES THE RADIO MAINT PERSON IS INCOMPETENT AND CANNOT REPAIR THE EQUIP.

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.