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ZMP controller expressed concern regarding failures; noise and background tones on a sector frequency that has continued for more than a year.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pln.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 14 controller time certified in position1 : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 697548 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
This is an equipment problem that directly affects the safety of aircraft. ZMP; sector 12 frequency located at pelliston; mi; has been failing at regular and random intervals with no warning (e.g.; noise; background; or tone) for more than a year. This has had a dramatic effect on the sector. We continue to put this frequency back in service time and again. This frequency (132.42) needs to be decertified for ATC use before an error or accident occurs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FAILURES; NOISE AND BACKGROUND TONES ON A SECTOR FREQ THAT HAS CONTINUED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
Narrative: THIS IS AN EQUIP PROB THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF ACFT. ZMP; SECTOR 12 FREQ LOCATED AT PELLISTON; MI; HAS BEEN FAILING AT REGULAR AND RANDOM INTERVALS WITH NO WARNING (E.G.; NOISE; BACKGROUND; OR TONE) FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THIS HAS HAD A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON THE SECTOR. WE CONTINUE TO PUT THIS FREQ BACK IN SVC TIME AND AGAIN. THIS FREQ (132.42) NEEDS TO BE DECERTIFIED FOR ATC USE BEFORE AN ERROR OR ACCIDENT OCCURS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.