ZTL controller concerned with ZTL sector 50 (lanier) communication problems.

Attributes
ACN	518185
Time
Date	200107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 11 controller time certified in position1 : 7
ASRS Report	518185
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : com other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

Sector 50 (lanier) on an inbound rush (XA20-XC00), working several aircraft. Main and standby were notamed OTS earlier. We were told they were usable again, so we went back to the main frequency (124.37). Several readbacks from pilots were garbled and many were not received at all. Having to give xmissions 2 or more times made me get too far behind and on working the aircraft down inbound to atlanta. It was so busy that this could have become an unsafe situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR CONCERNED WITH ZTL SECTOR 50 (LANIER) COM PROBS.

Narrative: SECTOR 50 (LANIER) ON AN INBOUND RUSH (XA20-XC00), WORKING SEVERAL ACFT. MAIN AND STANDBY WERE NOTAMED OTS EARLIER. WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE USABLE AGAIN, SO WE WENT BACK TO THE MAIN FREQ (124.37). SEVERAL READBACKS FROM PLTS WERE GARBLED AND MANY WERE NOT RECEIVED AT ALL. HAVING TO GIVE XMISSIONS 2 OR MORE TIMES MADE ME GET TOO FAR BEHIND AND ON WORKING THE ACFT DOWN INBOUND TO ATLANTA. IT WAS SO BUSY THAT THIS COULD HAVE BECOME AN UNSAFE SIT.

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.