Report of weak outer compass beacon locator for orl.

Attributes
ACN	386223
Time
Date	199711
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other ndb
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	386223
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:

Tuned in the henry beacon 221 KHZ within 6 NM of the beacon. Could not hear identify. Asked approach control condition of radio beacon and was advised that it was operating in the green. Tuned ADF receiver to the kissimmee beacon 10 mi away and received a strong signal and strong needle swing toward the kissimmee beacon. Retuned to the henry beacon and did not receive an identify of the beacon and strong needle swing until within 1 NM of the beacon. Advised orl ground control of the poor operation of the beacon and noise of an interference source. Orl ground advised that they informed maintenance on many occasions with no proper fix/repair. I advised orl ground I would file a NASA report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPT OF WEAK OUTER COMPASS BEACON LOCATOR FOR ORL.

Narrative: TUNED IN THE HENRY BEACON 221 KHZ WITHIN 6 NM OF THE BEACON. COULD NOT HEAR IDENT. ASKED APCH CTL CONDITION OF RADIO BEACON AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS OPERATING IN THE GREEN. TUNED ADF RECEIVER TO THE KISSIMMEE BEACON 10 MI AWAY AND RECEIVED A STRONG SIGNAL AND STRONG NEEDLE SWING TOWARD THE KISSIMMEE BEACON. RETUNED TO THE HENRY BEACON AND DID NOT RECEIVE AN IDENT OF THE BEACON AND STRONG NEEDLE SWING UNTIL WITHIN 1 NM OF THE BEACON. ADVISED ORL GND CTL OF THE POOR OP OF THE BEACON AND NOISE OF AN INTERFERENCE SOURCE. ORL GND ADVISED THAT THEY INFORMED MAINT ON MANY OCCASIONS WITH NO PROPER FIX/REPAIR. I ADVISED ORL GND I WOULD FILE A NASA RPT.

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.