<< >> NASA ASRS Report 707552, August 2006

ZTL controller reports an ongoing problem of main and standby frequency failure at an atl arrival sector.

Attributes
ACN	707552
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	707552
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

While working approximately 10 air carriers in 2 different holding patterns and working satellite arrs around atl; I lost main and standby transmitters and receivers. This was very unsafe because I had just issued a clearance and could not receive a readback. This is a continuous problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR RPTS AN ONGOING PROB OF MAIN AND STANDBY FREQ FAILURE AT AN ATL ARR SECTOR.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING APPROX 10 AIR CARRIERS IN 2 DIFFERENT HOLDING PATTERNS AND WORKING SATELLITE ARRS AROUND ATL; I LOST MAIN AND STANDBY XMITTERS AND RECEIVERS. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I HAD JUST ISSUED A CLRNC AND COULD NOT RECEIVE A READBACK. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROB.

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.