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ZTL controller documenting primary frequency (124 pt 37) and backup emergency communication (buec) 124 pt 37 problems and then problems with VHF backup 123 pt 72 problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ztl.artcc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pns.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 9 controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 516070 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : com other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Weather ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : ztl.artcc |
Narrative:
124.37 main/standby transmitters released to maintenance. 124.37 buec transmitter was reported by numerous aircraft as muffled. I was having to repeat about every 4TH transmission. Went to workload frequency 123.72. The transmitter was functioning better than 124.37, but the receiver was extremely staticky on both main and standby. At the time of occurrence, I had approximately 15 aircraft on frequency with about 1/2 of those aircraft deviating for WX.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZTL CTLR DOCUMENTING PRIMARY FREQ (124 PT 37) AND BACKUP EMER COM (BUEC) 124 PT 37 PROBS AND THEN PROBS WITH VHF BACKUP 123 PT 72 PROBS.
Narrative: 124.37 MAIN/STANDBY XMITTERS RELEASED TO MAINT. 124.37 BUEC XMITTER WAS RPTED BY NUMEROUS ACFT AS MUFFLED. I WAS HAVING TO REPEAT ABOUT EVERY 4TH XMISSION. WENT TO WORKLOAD FREQ 123.72. THE XMITTER WAS FUNCTIONING BETTER THAN 124.37, BUT THE RECEIVER WAS EXTREMELY STATICKY ON BOTH MAIN AND STANDBY. AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE, I HAD APPROX 15 ACFT ON FREQ WITH ABOUT 1/2 OF THOSE ACFT DEVIATING FOR WX.
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.