Main transmitter for local control went out. Controller unable to communication with aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	236136
Time
Date	199303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	236136
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	other physical facility
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

I lost communication with aircraft on the local control frequency 119.1 MHZ. The main transmitter went out and the standby was already OTS. In the past, deselecting the frequency and then reselecting the frequency would bring it back. In this case, that did not bring the frequency back.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MAIN XMITTER FOR LCL CTL WENT OUT. CTLR UNABLE TO COM WITH ACFT.

Narrative: I LOST COM WITH ACFT ON THE LCL CTL FREQ 119.1 MHZ. THE MAIN XMITTER WENT OUT AND THE STANDBY WAS ALREADY OTS. IN THE PAST, DESELECTING THE FREQ AND THEN RESELECTING THE FREQ WOULD BRING IT BACK. IN THIS CASE, THAT DID NOT BRING THE FREQ BACK.

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.