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An air carrier MD88 flight crew reports that there is radio frequency interference on atl ARTCC southeast of rqz VOR between 75 and 40 DME on frequency 132 pt 05. The ARTCC controller confirmed that MD88 flcs had been complaining about this phenomenon.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rqz |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tower : tys |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 372067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
En route from atl-hsv. At FL220, approximately 75 DME southeast of rqz VOR, experienced interference on atl frequency 132.05 that sound like a 'bug zapper' on an insect filled night. The noise stopped when center transmitted or another aircraft transmitted, but communication quality from center was poor. I reported the interference to ZTL. Center response was that my report was a frequent complaint from MD88 crews on that frequency. Interference ceased at 40 DME from rqz VOR. I believe this 'zapping' is a safety problem as it is very distracting and some of the center xmissions were very difficult to understand.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD88 FLC RPTS THAT THERE IS RADIO FREQ INTERFERENCE ON ATL ARTCC SE OF RQZ VOR BTWN 75 AND 40 DME ON FREQ 132 PT 05. THE ARTCC CTLR CONFIRMED THAT MD88 FLCS HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PHENOMENON.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM ATL-HSV. AT FL220, APPROX 75 DME SE OF RQZ VOR, EXPERIENCED INTERFERENCE ON ATL FREQ 132.05 THAT SOUND LIKE A 'BUG ZAPPER' ON AN INSECT FILLED NIGHT. THE NOISE STOPPED WHEN CTR XMITTED OR ANOTHER ACFT XMITTED, BUT COM QUALITY FROM CTR WAS POOR. I RPTED THE INTERFERENCE TO ZTL. CTR RESPONSE WAS THAT MY RPT WAS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT FROM MD88 CREWS ON THAT FREQ. INTERFERENCE CEASED AT 40 DME FROM RQZ VOR. I BELIEVE THIS 'ZAPPING' IS A SAFETY PROB AS IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND SOME OF THE CTR XMISSIONS WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.
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.