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Radio communication frequencys crowded at dfw. Radio communication problems. Bootleg frequency also crowded. Traffic congestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186321 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 9400 flight time type : 3100 |
| ASRS Report | 186321 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Taxiway 'north indiana' on the northeast side of dfw has a published frequency of 121.65. We are supposed to use also 134.05 an unpublished frequency. There are no set rules when to use which frequency when you taxi out of our ramp. You just try one 'till you can get a word in and be told to go to the other. Or you just try switching yourself! Very confusing! Unsafe. Dfw tower frequencys are so crowded that there are no readbacks a lot of times. You can't get a word in a lot of times and safety is being compromised badly. Too many people talk too fast, including us pilots. Too many errors are being made; wrong call signs, wrong runway numbers in crossing clrncs, no company included a lot of times, just flight numbers on radio. Dfw needs more runways and more control towers for this huge airport with it's present traffic load. Collisions are going to occur and traffic keeps growing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RADIO COM FREQS CROWDED AT DFW. RADIO COM PROBLEMS. BOOTLEG FREQ ALSO CROWDED. TFC CONGESTION.
Narrative: TAXIWAY 'N INDIANA' ON THE NE SIDE OF DFW HAS A PUBLISHED FREQ OF 121.65. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO USE ALSO 134.05 AN UNPUBLISHED FREQ. THERE ARE NO SET RULES WHEN TO USE WHICH FREQ WHEN YOU TAXI OUT OF OUR RAMP. YOU JUST TRY ONE 'TILL YOU CAN GET A WORD IN AND BE TOLD TO GO TO THE OTHER. OR YOU JUST TRY SWITCHING YOURSELF! VERY CONFUSING! UNSAFE. DFW TWR FREQS ARE SO CROWDED THAT THERE ARE NO READBACKS A LOT OF TIMES. YOU CAN'T GET A WORD IN A LOT OF TIMES AND SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED BADLY. TOO MANY PEOPLE TALK TOO FAST, INCLUDING US PLTS. TOO MANY ERRORS ARE BEING MADE; WRONG CALL SIGNS, WRONG RWY NUMBERS IN XING CLRNCS, NO COMPANY INCLUDED A LOT OF TIMES, JUST FLT NUMBERS ON RADIO. DFW NEEDS MORE RWYS AND MORE CTL TWRS FOR THIS HUGE ARPT WITH IT'S PRESENT TFC LOAD. COLLISIONS ARE GOING TO OCCUR AND TFC KEEPS GROWING.
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.