The primary and backup radio frequency failed while working traffic.

Attributes
ACN	118060
Time
Date	198907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid
State Reference	IN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	118060
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

This is very simple. While working rbl hi sector during moderate traffic, frequency 134.67 went dead. None of the backups would work either. I had just finished vectoring 4 aircraft away from each other when the frequency went out of service. This has happened several times over the last year. It has been documented several times. This is a very dangerous situation that needs to be fixed. How would the flying public react to this information?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PRIMARY AND BACKUP RADIO FREQ FAILED WHILE WORKING TRAFFIC.

Narrative: THIS IS VERY SIMPLE. WHILE WORKING RBL HI SECTOR DURING MODERATE TFC, FREQ 134.67 WENT DEAD. NONE OF THE BACKUPS WOULD WORK EITHER. I HAD JUST FINISHED VECTORING 4 ACFT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER WHEN THE FREQ WENT OUT OF SERVICE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. HOW WOULD THE FLYING PUBLIC REACT TO THIS INFORMATION?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.