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Clt controller expressed concern regarding the failure of both main and standby radios resulting in use of battery powered equipment only.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 738690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 22 controller time certified in position1 : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 738690 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I was working with many aircraft (all on radar vectors). Clt lost every frequency available and for 90+ seconds no controller in the building was able to talk to any aircraft. Backup radios did not work but battery pwred radios did. Sheer chaos for a couple of mins. Unsure if any (or how many) losses of separation occurred as facility was in the middle of a heavy departure/arrival push. Operated on battery pwred radios for 4-5 mins.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE FAILURE OF BOTH MAIN AND STANDBY RADIOS RESULTING IN USE OF BATTERY POWERED EQUIP ONLY.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING WITH MANY ACFT (ALL ON RADAR VECTORS). CLT LOST EVERY FREQ AVAILABLE AND FOR 90+ SECONDS NO CTLR IN THE BUILDING WAS ABLE TO TALK TO ANY ACFT. BACKUP RADIOS DID NOT WORK BUT BATTERY PWRED RADIOS DID. SHEER CHAOS FOR A COUPLE OF MINS. UNSURE IF ANY (OR HOW MANY) LOSSES OF SEPARATION OCCURRED AS FACILITY WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HVY DEP/ARR PUSH. OPERATED ON BATTERY PWRED RADIOS FOR 4-5 MINS.
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.