Sav controller concerned with UHF frequency failure.

Attributes
ACN	508003
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	508003
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Navigational Facility ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : sav.tracon

Narrative:

The UHF main 354.0 has not worked at the south radar position for 2 days. This is during special event traffic when frequencys are needed and are heavily used. This is unsafe and airways facilities needs to do their job -- 2 days is not tolerable. Ucr will be filed. Solution: get new airways facilities technicians.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV CTLR CONCERNED WITH UHF FREQ FAILURE.

Narrative: THE UHF MAIN 354.0 HAS NOT WORKED AT THE S RADAR POS FOR 2 DAYS. THIS IS DURING SPECIAL EVENT TFC WHEN FREQS ARE NEEDED AND ARE HEAVILY USED. THIS IS UNSAFE AND AIRWAYS FACILITIES NEEDS TO DO THEIR JOB -- 2 DAYS IS NOT TOLERABLE. UCR WILL BE FILED. SOLUTION: GET NEW AIRWAYS FACILITIES TECHNICIANS.

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.