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ZTL controller voiced concern regarding a facility operational procedure; requiring two sectors to share a frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl.artcc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 20 controller supervisory : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 802067 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : ztl.artcc procedure or policy : ztl.artcc |
Narrative:
Frequency 127.55 utilized by 2 different sectors. When sector 18 uses this frequency for their traffic; it leaves sector 41 unable to communicate with sector 41 traffic down 70 in the northeast quadrant of sector 41 airspace. Without utilizing 2 frequencys (133.6/127.55) sector 41 does not have frequency coverage of its airspace. Splitting one frequency between 2 sectors based on sector need will not work when the situation arises that both sectors need it at the same time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZTL CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING A FACILITY OPERATIONAL PROC; REQUIRING TWO SECTORS TO SHARE A FREQ.
Narrative: FREQ 127.55 UTILIZED BY 2 DIFFERENT SECTORS. WHEN SECTOR 18 USES THIS FREQ FOR THEIR TFC; IT LEAVES SECTOR 41 UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH SECTOR 41 TFC DOWN 70 IN THE NE QUADRANT OF SECTOR 41 AIRSPACE. WITHOUT UTILIZING 2 FREQS (133.6/127.55) SECTOR 41 DOES NOT HAVE FREQ COVERAGE OF ITS AIRSPACE. SPLITTING ONE FREQ BTWN 2 SECTORS BASED ON SECTOR NEED WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE SITUATION ARISES THAT BOTH SECTORS NEED IT AT THE SAME TIME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.