ATC communication disruption occurred because of positions being moved in the facility.

Attributes
ACN	220908
Time
Date	199209
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : stl tower : atl
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	220908
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

We had some major frequency problems on sun morning 9/92. The frequency you selected at 1 sector would transmit there and be received somewhere else. 3 of the 4 arrival sectors were cross channeled like this. Thankfully there were no dangerous situations, but controllers were forced to scramble to keep the system safe. What really burns me is the whole situation was needless, it resulted from sloppy work and a total lack of radio checks. Management remains arrogant, believing they need no controller input on how to best accomplish the many tasks entailed in our TRACON expansion. Because of this we have had numerous situations develop that are less than ideal. This happens to be the latest, and most serious, in a long line of errors and oversights.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC COM DISRUPTION OCCURRED BECAUSE OF POSITIONS BEING MOVED IN THE FACILITY.

Narrative: WE HAD SOME MAJOR FREQ PROBLEMS ON SUN MORNING 9/92. THE FREQ YOU SELECTED AT 1 SECTOR WOULD XMIT THERE AND BE RECEIVED SOMEWHERE ELSE. 3 OF THE 4 ARR SECTORS WERE CROSS CHANNELED LIKE THIS. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, BUT CTLRS WERE FORCED TO SCRAMBLE TO KEEP THE SYS SAFE. WHAT REALLY BURNS ME IS THE WHOLE SITUATION WAS NEEDLESS, IT RESULTED FROM SLOPPY WORK AND A TOTAL LACK OF RADIO CHKS. MGMNT REMAINS ARROGANT, BELIEVING THEY NEED NO CTLR INPUT ON HOW TO BEST ACCOMPLISH THE MANY TASKS ENTAILED IN OUR TRACON EXPANSION. BECAUSE OF THIS WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS SITUATIONS DEVELOP THAT ARE LESS THAN IDEAL. THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE LATEST, AND MOST SERIOUS, IN A LONG LINE OF ERRORS AND OVERSIGHTS.

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.