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A tower controller's report on frequency bleed over from the ATIS into ground control frequency when any aircraft transmitted to ground control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432925 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mcn.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 12 controller radar : 8 controller supervisory : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 432925 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radio - vhf other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | MCN.BCSTN |
Narrative:
On thu, the FAA commissioned a new ATIS frequency for mcn (120.775). Shortly thereafter macon ground (121.65) began noticing bleed over of the ATIS on the ground frequency whenever anyone was transmitting to the ground controller. Repeated attempts to resolve the problem seem to have reduced the occurrences of the bleed over. However, it does not appear to be completely resolved. Intermittent occurrences have been noted. It is my professional opinion that the very nature of the bleed over, when it occurs, is detrimental to the operation of the ground control position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TWR CTLR'S RPT ON FREQ BLEED OVER FROM THE ATIS INTO GND CTL FREQ WHEN ANY ACFT XMITTED TO GND CTL.
Narrative: ON THU, THE FAA COMMISSIONED A NEW ATIS FREQ FOR MCN (120.775). SHORTLY THEREAFTER MACON GND (121.65) BEGAN NOTICING BLEED OVER OF THE ATIS ON THE GND FREQ WHENEVER ANYONE WAS XMITTING TO THE GND CTLR. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE PROB SEEM TO HAVE REDUCED THE OCCURRENCES OF THE BLEED OVER. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COMPLETELY RESOLVED. INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN NOTED. IT IS MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION THAT THE VERY NATURE OF THE BLEED OVER, WHEN IT OCCURS, IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE OP OF THE GND CTL POS.
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.