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Reporter at sju claims the tower clearance delivery 124 pt 6 transmit frequency usually out for maintenance and the secondary clearance delivery frequency 120 pt 95 receiver is usually barely readable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422155 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : clearance delivery |
| Experience | controller non radar : 7 controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 422155 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Clearance delivery frequency 124.6 transmit chronically OTS for maintenance and secondary frequency 120.95 receivers are barely readable makes working the clearance delivery position intolerable. Clrncs have to be repeated many times and also readback problems. Technicians seem unable to correct and problems are ongoing since 6 months ago. Poor service to flying public and undue stressful working conditions. Denro stvs communication equipment. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said the frequency 126.4 has been fixed. The facility technician installed a new card to fix the problem. Frequency 120.95 is still not working but says a new frequency is being requested for the facility by the technicians.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR AT SJU CLAIMS THE TWR CLRNC DELIVERY 124 PT 6 XMIT FREQ USUALLY OUT FOR MAINT AND THE SECONDARY CLRNC DELIVERY FREQ 120 PT 95 RECEIVER IS USUALLY BARELY READABLE.
Narrative: CLRNC DELIVERY FREQ 124.6 XMIT CHRONICALLY OTS FOR MAINT AND SECONDARY FREQ 120.95 RECEIVERS ARE BARELY READABLE MAKES WORKING THE CLRNC DELIVERY POS INTOLERABLE. CLRNCS HAVE TO BE REPEATED MANY TIMES AND ALSO READBACK PROBS. TECHNICIANS SEEM UNABLE TO CORRECT AND PROBS ARE ONGOING SINCE 6 MONTHS AGO. POOR SVC TO FLYING PUBLIC AND UNDUE STRESSFUL WORKING CONDITIONS. DENRO STVS COM EQUIP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THE FREQ 126.4 HAS BEEN FIXED. THE FACILITY TECHNICIAN INSTALLED A NEW CARD TO FIX THE PROB. FREQ 120.95 IS STILL NOT WORKING BUT SAYS A NEW FREQ IS BEING REQUESTED FOR THE FACILITY BY THE TECHNICIANS.
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.