A VHF receiver in the ZTL facility is unreadable and breaks up frequently. Reporter states the contr...

Attributes
ACN	405948
Time
Date	199806
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vxv
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl artcc : zid tower : mic
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar controller : flight data
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	405948
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

The receivers for 126.77 are breaking up and sometimes totally unreadable. This has been going on for at least a yr and a half. This problem is mainly localized between vxv 010040 and vxv 090030 and towards vxv VORTAC. The controllers have been told that the supervisors need to log this on the daily log in order for airways facilities to do anything. I have personally informed the supervisors of the problem over 10 times in the past 30 days. Today, on jun/tue/98, I was told that the problems that had been logged for 126.77 did not include this problem. The location of this problem is in the corner of two sectors in two different areas of ZTL and two sectors in two areas of ZID. This could lead to system error or worse. There seems to be no concern to get this problem fixed in ZTL. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said he had filed a ucr the same time he sent in the report describing the situation with the radio receiver. He said the facility is now logging information on the receiver and will try to remedy the problem as soon as possible. The frequency is used by batin sector at ZTL which is being fed traffic from 3 sectors: the blue ridge sector located in ZTL, and the blue field and rebel sectors located at ZID.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VHF RECEIVER IN THE ZTL FACILITY IS UNREADABLE AND BREAKS UP FREQUENTLY. RPTR STATES THE CTLRS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE PROB.

Narrative: THE RECEIVERS FOR 126.77 ARE BREAKING UP AND SOMETIMES TOTALLY UNREADABLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YR AND A HALF. THIS PROB IS MAINLY LOCALIZED BTWN VXV 010040 AND VXV 090030 AND TOWARDS VXV VORTAC. THE CTLRS HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SUPVRS NEED TO LOG THIS ON THE DAILY LOG IN ORDER FOR AIRWAYS FACILITIES TO DO ANYTHING. I HAVE PERSONALLY INFORMED THE SUPVRS OF THE PROB OVER 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 30 DAYS. TODAY, ON JUN/TUE/98, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBS THAT HAD BEEN LOGGED FOR 126.77 DID NOT INCLUDE THIS PROB. THE LOCATION OF THIS PROB IS IN THE CORNER OF TWO SECTORS IN TWO DIFFERENT AREAS OF ZTL AND TWO SECTORS IN TWO AREAS OF ZID. THIS COULD LEAD TO SYS ERROR OR WORSE. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CONCERN TO GET THIS PROB FIXED IN ZTL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID HE HAD FILED A UCR THE SAME TIME HE SENT IN THE RPT DESCRIBING THE SIT WITH THE RADIO RECEIVER. HE SAID THE FACILITY IS NOW LOGGING INFO ON THE RECEIVER AND WILL TRY TO REMEDY THE PROB AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE FREQ IS USED BY BATIN SECTOR AT ZTL WHICH IS BEING FED TFC FROM 3 SECTORS: THE BLUE RIDGE SECTOR LOCATED IN ZTL, AND THE BLUE FIELD AND REBEL SECTORS LOCATED AT ZID.

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.

A VHF receiver in the ZTL facility is unreadable and breaks up frequently. Reporter states the controllers have been unsuccessful trying to get someone to fix the problem.