ARTCC radar controller at ZJX had an untimely radio frequency failure.

Attributes
ACN	476117
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx.artcc
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 14 controller time certified in position1 : 14
ASRS Report	476117
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radio frequencies other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : zjx.artcc
Airspace Structure	class a : zjx.a class e : zjx.e

Narrative:

The primary frequencys at the lake city sector (R78) often fail at the most inopportune times, leaving controllers with no means of communicating with aircraft in a timely manner. The latest incident was jun/xa/00 at approximately XA30. The sector was impacted with WX further complicating matters and endangering aircraft. These frequencys (132.82 and 288.1) have failed 4 or 5 times in the past 3 weeks. These frequencys need to be repaired or some new ones commissioned that will work 24 hours a day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR AT ZJX HAD AN UNTIMELY RADIO FREQ FAILURE.

Narrative: THE PRIMARY FREQS AT THE LAKE CITY SECTOR (R78) OFTEN FAIL AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES, LEAVING CTLRS WITH NO MEANS OF COMMUNICATING WITH ACFT IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS JUN/XA/00 AT APPROX XA30. THE SECTOR WAS IMPACTED WITH WX FURTHER COMPLICATING MATTERS AND ENDANGERING ACFT. THESE FREQS (132.82 AND 288.1) HAVE FAILED 4 OR 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WKS. THESE FREQS NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR SOME NEW ONES COMMISSIONED THAT WILL WORK 24 HRS A DAY.

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.