TRACON controller reports that a flight school consistently operates aircraft with inferior radios.

Attributes
ACN	779241
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 12 controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	779241
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Every cessna 152/172 at this flight school has continuous radio and transponder problems. The radios are extremely weak and scratchy. It takes 2-3 xmissions each time to communicate with these aircraft. We have informed the flight school numerous times about the radios; but the problems never get fixed. This is an extremely serious situation and needs to get fixed immediately before an accident happens.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON CONTROLLER REPORTS THAT A FLIGHT SCHOOL CONSISTENTLY OPERATES ACFT WITH INFERIOR RADIOS.

Narrative: EVERY CESSNA 152/172 AT THIS FLT SCHOOL HAS CONTINUOUS RADIO AND XPONDER PROBS. THE RADIOS ARE EXTREMELY WEAK AND SCRATCHY. IT TAKES 2-3 XMISSIONS EACH TIME TO COMMUNICATE WITH THESE ACFT. WE HAVE INFORMED THE FLT SCHOOL NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE RADIOS; BUT THE PROBS NEVER GET FIXED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO GET FIXED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.