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A321 first officer reported being distracted by duplicate tower radio transmissions on the monitor frequency while conducting a prm approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1622241 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 11000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Today at ord we were on a ILS prm 10R approach. I kept hearing chatter on the monitor frequency. So much it was distracting from listening to approach control. I told approach there was some chatter on monitory frequency. They had no response. We determined on final approach it was the tower transmitting on both the tower frequency plus the monitor frequency. These were normal clearances. Again; very distracting and seem to pose a safety risk in our view. We would be listening for break out instructions; instead we heard constant normal clearance transmissions. It was to the point I had to turn off the monitory frequency momentarily to be able hear the primary frequency. We queried the tower regarding these transmissions. We received a tart response 'that's what we do here!'I never hear anything on a monitor frequency at other locations while conducting a prm approach; unless they are testing the frequency. I am happy to offer ord ATC controllers to ride in our jump seat to see the operation from our end. Ask ATC to keep the monitor frequency clear so flight crews can listen breakout instructions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 First Officer reported being distracted by duplicate Tower radio transmissions on the Monitor frequency while conducting a PRM approach.
Narrative: Today at ORD we were on a ILS PRM 10R Approach. I kept hearing chatter on the Monitor frequency. So much it was distracting from listening to approach control. I told approach there was some chatter on Monitory frequency. They had no response. We determined on final approach it was the Tower Transmitting on both the Tower Frequency plus the Monitor Frequency. These were normal clearances. Again; very distracting and seem to pose a safety risk in our view. We would be listening for break out instructions; instead we heard constant normal clearance transmissions. It was to the point I had to turn off the monitory frequency momentarily to be able hear the primary frequency. We queried the tower regarding these transmissions. We received a TART Response 'That's what we do here!'I NEVER hear anything on a Monitor frequency at other locations while conducting a PRM approach; unless they are testing the frequency. I am happy to offer ORD ATC Controllers to ride in our jump seat to see the operation from our end. Ask ATC to keep the monitor frequency clear so flight crews can listen breakout instructions.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.