Flight crew complaint about bay TRACON interfering with burbank ATIS.

Attributes
ACN	83015
Time
Date	198803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	83015
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While descending into burbank, ca had to listen to ATIS on 134.5 four times because of interference from common frequency at bay approach. It takes valuable time from other duties. Especially going into burbank, it takes away from looking outside for numerous small airplanes. Also arriving from the east because of ATC arrival altitude (low) it is difficult to pick up unless you break squelch or get within 25 miles. Here again over palmdale if you break squelch you will also hear bay approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW COMPLAINT ABOUT BAY TRACON INTERFERING WITH BURBANK ATIS.

Narrative: WHILE DESCENDING INTO BURBANK, CA HAD TO LISTEN TO ATIS ON 134.5 FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF INTERFERENCE FROM COMMON FREQ AT BAY APCH. IT TAKES VALUABLE TIME FROM OTHER DUTIES. ESPECIALLY GOING INTO BURBANK, IT TAKES AWAY FROM LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR NUMEROUS SMALL AIRPLANES. ALSO ARRIVING FROM THE EAST BECAUSE OF ATC ARR ALT (LOW) IT IS DIFFICULT TO PICK UP UNLESS YOU BREAK SQUELCH OR GET WITHIN 25 MILES. HERE AGAIN OVER PALMDALE IF YOU BREAK SQUELCH YOU WILL ALSO HEAR BAY APCH.

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.