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Because of a bleedover problem with their local control frequency, the center has been assigning arriving aircraft, the tower's ground control frequency. Reporter believes this problem should have been addressed in a more timely manner by the center.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424385 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aby |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Experience | controller radar : 10 flight time total : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 424385 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
For the third time in about 2 weeks, I heard airborne aircraft calling aby ATCT on 121.9 to check in for landing. This frequency is a ground control frequency assigned to both of our facilities, as well as atl and several other facilities. I called ZJX ARTCC and inquired about this. They said aby ATCT had been experiencing bleedover on the local control frequency (120.25) and someone was supposed to be checking on it either this week or last week. 1) ground frequencys should not be assigned to airborne aircraft. 2) response to this type of problem should be faster, even during holidays -- even at contract towers, like aby.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BECAUSE OF A BLEEDOVER PROB WITH THEIR LCL CTL FREQ, THE CTR HAS BEEN ASSIGNING ARRIVING ACFT, THE TWR'S GND CTL FREQ. RPTR BELIEVES THIS PROB SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER BY THE CTR.
Narrative: FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ABOUT 2 WKS, I HEARD AIRBORNE ACFT CALLING ABY ATCT ON 121.9 TO CHK IN FOR LNDG. THIS FREQ IS A GND CTL FREQ ASSIGNED TO BOTH OF OUR FACILITIES, AS WELL AS ATL AND SEVERAL OTHER FACILITIES. I CALLED ZJX ARTCC AND INQUIRED ABOUT THIS. THEY SAID ABY ATCT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING BLEEDOVER ON THE LCL CTL FREQ (120.25) AND SOMEONE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CHKING ON IT EITHER THIS WK OR LAST WK. 1) GND FREQS SHOULD NOT BE ASSIGNED TO AIRBORNE ACFT. 2) RESPONSE TO THIS TYPE OF PROB SHOULD BE FASTER, EVEN DURING HOLIDAYS -- EVEN AT CONTRACT TWRS, LIKE ABY.
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.