<< >> NASA ASRS Report 722629, December 2006

ZNY controller described continuing problems with frequency 132 pt 15 that included bleedover and transmission clarity.

Attributes
ACN	722629
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 10 controller time certified in position1 : 7 controller time certified in position2 : 6
ASRS Report	722629
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : zny.artcc

Narrative:

132.15 has been a problem for about 6 months now. Aircraft complain about bleedover and/or stuck mikes and/or radio xmissions every night. I find myself repeating xmissions regularly because pilots are finding it difficult to listen to all the clutter on this frequency I have been using 2000 ft separation in my airspace because pilots continuously miss altitude restrs. This procedure saved me twice on same day on 2 separate occasions when pilots blew their altitude clrncs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY CTLR DESCRIBED CONTINUING PROBS WITH FREQ 132 PT 15 THAT INCLUDED BLEEDOVER AND XMISSION CLARITY.

Narrative: 132.15 HAS BEEN A PROB FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. ACFT COMPLAIN ABOUT BLEEDOVER AND/OR STUCK MIKES AND/OR RADIO XMISSIONS EVERY NIGHT. I FIND MYSELF REPEATING XMISSIONS REGULARLY BECAUSE PLTS ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO LISTEN TO ALL THE CLUTTER ON THIS FREQ I HAVE BEEN USING 2000 FT SEPARATION IN MY AIRSPACE BECAUSE PLTS CONTINUOUSLY MISS ALT RESTRS. THIS PROC SAVED ME TWICE ON SAME DAY ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN PLTS BLEW THEIR ALT CLRNCS.

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.