ARTCC controller at ZTL reports radio receiver breaks up with arrival from the northeast.

Attributes
ACN	509791
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : odf.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller limited radar : 19 controller non radar : 19 controller radar : 19 controller time certified in position1 : 19 flight time total : 1600
ASRS Report	509791
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : ztl.artcc
Airspace Structure	class a : ztl.a

Narrative:

This sector works the inbounds to atl from the northeast and we have had frequency problems for approximately 3 months. The receivers break up bad in this area. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said the frequency problem has been ongoing for approximately 2 months without being fixed. He said no response has been received on a ucr that was filed but was told by management that the problem had been referred to the regional office. He also said he expects more reports to be filed by other controllers because of the time it is taking to repair the equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC CTLR AT ZTL RPTS RADIO RECEIVER BREAKS UP WITH ARR FROM THE NE.

Narrative: THIS SECTOR WORKS THE INBOUNDS TO ATL FROM THE NE AND WE HAVE HAD FREQ PROBS FOR APPROX 3 MONTHS. THE RECEIVERS BREAK UP BAD IN THIS AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THE FREQ PROB HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS WITHOUT BEING FIXED. HE SAID NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED ON A UCR THAT WAS FILED BUT WAS TOLD BY MGMNT THAT THE PROB HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE REGIONAL OFFICE. HE ALSO SAID HE EXPECTS MORE RPTS TO BE FILED BY OTHER CTLRS BECAUSE OF THE TIME IT IS TAKING TO REPAIR THE EQUIP.

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.