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Air carrier medium large transport experiences frequency interference and blockage on 120 pt 9 MHZ. While on approach to hts airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 82770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198802 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hts |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hts |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 82770 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Hts approach control frequency 120.9 should not be used to control traffic. Every time I go to hts, approach is blocked by transmissions from airborne aircraft talking to cle tower (120.9) and tower (120.9) and gso approach (120.9).a I M aware of a shortage of frequencys but the situation at hts is unacceptable. In the past 3 years I have reported this to hts approach several times but they still use 120.9 - help!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG EXPERIENCES FREQ INTERFERENCE AND BLOCKAGE ON 120 PT 9 MHZ. WHILE ON APCH TO HTS ARPT.
Narrative: HTS APCH CTL FREQ 120.9 SHOULD NOT BE USED TO CTL TFC. EVERY TIME I GO TO HTS, APCH IS BLOCKED BY TRANSMISSIONS FROM AIRBORNE ACFT TALKING TO CLE TWR (120.9) AND TWR (120.9) AND GSO APCH (120.9).A I M AWARE OF A SHORTAGE OF FREQS BUT THE SITUATION AT HTS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IN THE PAST 3 YEARS I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO HTS APCH SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY STILL USE 120.9 - HELP!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.