ZTL controller concerned with frequency 124.37 reliability and frequency coverage.

Attributes
ACN	515075
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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
Flight Phase	cruise : level ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 18
ASRS Report	515075
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

Frequency 124.37 aircraft complained they could not understand control instructions. Said it sounded like another controller blocking frequency or a stuck microphone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR CONCERNED WITH FREQ 124.37 RELIABILITY AND FREQ COVERAGE.

Narrative: FREQ 124.37 ACFT COMPLAINED THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND CTL INSTRUCTIONS. SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE ANOTHER CTLR BLOCKING FREQ OR A STUCK MIKE.

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.