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Enroute controller voiced concern regarding maintenance conducting unauthorized and uncoordinated radio checks; noting the action was an issue both from a controller injury and flying safety perspective/s.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 949214 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While I was working combined positions; a maintenance/tech ops person was supposedly replacing radios. All radios were supposed to be in our control. However; I suddenly noted someone was broadcasting on my receivers. Maintenance insisted that tech ops was not on the radios. Planes could not hear me; clearances could not be issued and my hearing safety as well as the safety of the flying public was endangered. I called surrounding sectors and approach controls and had aircraft communications transferred. Recommendation; tech ops must not use a radio for any reason whatsoever unless they have coordinated a release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Enroute Controller voiced concern regarding maintenance conducting unauthorized and uncoordinated radio checks; noting the action was an issue both from a controller injury and flying safety perspective/s.
Narrative: While I was working combined positions; a maintenance/tech ops person was supposedly replacing radios. All radios were supposed to be in our control. However; I suddenly noted someone was broadcasting on my receivers. Maintenance insisted that tech ops was not on the radios. Planes could not hear me; clearances could not be issued and my hearing safety as well as the safety of the flying public was endangered. I called surrounding sectors and approach controls and had aircraft communications transferred. Recommendation; tech ops must not use a radio for any reason whatsoever unless they have coordinated a release.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.