ARTCC radar sector radio problem.

Attributes
ACN	152015
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid
State Reference	IN
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bur
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	152015
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Area C frequencys intermittent. High altitude frequencys (132.82, 125.07) would key up on their own. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated the center was having a rash of radio frequency problems and failures for a month period. FAA technicians investigated problem and it has been resolved. With a sector plug-in jack failure interphones are not available to the radio controller and require another controller at a different position to do the ARTCC intrafac coordination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR SECTOR RADIO PROBLEM.

Narrative: AREA C FREQS INTERMITTENT. HIGH ALT FREQS (132.82, 125.07) WOULD KEY UP ON THEIR OWN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATED THE CENTER WAS HAVING A RASH OF RADIO FREQ PROBS AND FAILURES FOR A MONTH PERIOD. FAA TECHNICIANS INVESTIGATED PROB AND IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. WITH A SECTOR PLUG-IN JACK FAILURE INTERPHONES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE RADIO CTLR AND REQUIRE ANOTHER CTLR AT A DIFFERENT POS TO DO THE ARTCC INTRAFAC COORD.

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.