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Intermittent static on the communication radios caused the flight crew of a commuter jet to return to their departure airport for maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1019746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Communication Systems |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
On departure we received unbearable static briefly over our communication radios; which soon dissipated. We consulted manuals; switched to alternate radios and tried to determine source but were unable to determine the problem's source. The noise then returned even louder; affecting communications in the cockpit. Fearing that we might lose communication all together; we advised ATC that we were electing to return to the field and of the possibility of lost communication while doing so. All other systems and indications were normal so we did not declare an emergency.we were later advised by maintenance that the situation has happened before - where ground personnel plug in underneath the aircraft and sometimes on disconnect pieces break off in side the panel. Ground personnel should carefully disconnect and or inspect headsets prior to releasing the aircraft from guidance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Intermittent static on the communication radios caused the flight crew of a commuter jet to return to their departure airport for maintenance.
Narrative: On departure we received unbearable static briefly over our communication radios; which soon dissipated. We consulted manuals; switched to alternate radios and tried to determine source but were unable to determine the problem's source. The noise then returned even louder; affecting communications in the cockpit. Fearing that we might lose communication all together; we advised ATC that we were electing to return to the field and of the possibility of lost communication while doing so. All other systems and indications were normal so we did not declare an emergency.We were later advised by Maintenance that the situation has happened before - where ground personnel plug in underneath the aircraft and sometimes on disconnect pieces break off in side the panel. Ground personnel should carefully disconnect and or inspect headsets prior to releasing the aircraft from guidance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.