ZHU controller voiced concern regarding ongoing frequency failure on 128.15.

Attributes
ACN	764190
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crp.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
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 time certified in position1 : 3
ASRS Report	764190
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Navigational Facility
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	communication equipment : zhu.artcc

Narrative:

Air carrier X attempted to contact my sector (sector 58) several times before returning to previous controller's frequency. That controller then alerted me to the situation. I then monitored my vscs equipment to know when an incoming transmission was occurring by observing the frequency receive indicator lights 'twinkle.' this frequency -- 128.15 -- has had this problem as an ongoing issue for several months now. I then made contact with the pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZHU CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING ONGOING FREQ FAILURE ON 128.15.

Narrative: ACR X ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MY SECTOR (SECTOR 58) SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE RETURNING TO PREVIOUS CTLR'S FREQUENCY. THAT CTLR THEN ALERTED ME TO THE SITUATION. I THEN MONITORED MY VSCS EQUIPMENT TO KNOW WHEN AN INCOMING TRANSMISSION WAS OCCURRING BY OBSERVING THE FREQUENCY RECEIVE INDICATOR LIGHTS 'TWINKLE.' THIS FREQUENCY -- 128.15 -- HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE PILOT.

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.