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ARTCC sector 38 at ZTL experienced radio outages on all assigned frequencys. The reporter claims that the cause of the outages has not been determined, however, the problem tends to be exacerbated by precipitation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ztl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 402143 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| 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 |
Narrative:
All frequencys at sector (38, north departure) out. Origin of trouble unknown, but any type precipitation tends to exacerbate the problem. Noise is described as a 'stuck microphone' by aircraft and renders all frequencys (127.05, 133.1, 132.67) unusable for ATC separation. Efforts to isolate and repair problem by FAA have been unsuccessful. Same problem affects the burne (39) sector. This is most definitely becoming a safety issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC SECTOR 38 AT ZTL EXPERIENCED RADIO OUTAGES ON ALL ASSIGNED FREQS. THE RPTR CLAIMS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE OUTAGES HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, HOWEVER, THE PROB TENDS TO BE EXACERBATED BY PRECIP.
Narrative: ALL FREQS AT SECTOR (38, N DEP) OUT. ORIGIN OF TROUBLE UNKNOWN, BUT ANY TYPE PRECIP TENDS TO EXACERBATE THE PROB. NOISE IS DESCRIBED AS A 'STUCK MIKE' BY ACFT AND RENDERS ALL FREQS (127.05, 133.1, 132.67) UNUSABLE FOR ATC SEPARATION. EFFORTS TO ISOLATE AND REPAIR PROB BY FAA HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. SAME PROB AFFECTS THE BURNE (39) SECTOR. THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE.
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.