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Air carrier medium large transport lost radio contact while being vectored for visual approach to runway 26R at atl. Radio contact regained on guard frequency before landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 132714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 132714 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 133042 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While being vectored to the final approach at atl and still on a 90 degree intercept, captain attempted to contact the final controller with no success. He then tried the #2 radio and again no success. We were visual at the time and captain requested the aircraft be turned inbound visually which I did. He then tried the #3 radio and once again tried all 3 on the tower frequency. I continued with the visual approach setting flaps and gear. Captain finally made contact to a controling agency on 121.5 and I believe it was the #3 radio. We received a clearance to land and taxi to our gate which we did without incident. We had no prior indication other than some static and were not sure what may have caused the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG LOST RADIO CONTACT WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26R AT ATL. RADIO CONTACT REGAINED ON GUARD FREQ BEFORE LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED TO THE FINAL APCH AT ATL AND STILL ON A 90 DEG INTERCEPT, CAPT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE FINAL CTLR WITH NO SUCCESS. HE THEN TRIED THE #2 RADIO AND AGAIN NO SUCCESS. WE WERE VISUAL AT THE TIME AND CAPT REQUESTED THE ACFT BE TURNED INBND VISUALLY WHICH I DID. HE THEN TRIED THE #3 RADIO AND ONCE AGAIN TRIED ALL 3 ON THE TWR FREQ. I CONTINUED WITH THE VISUAL APCH SETTING FLAPS AND GEAR. CAPT FINALLY MADE CONTACT TO A CTLING AGENCY ON 121.5 AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THE #3 RADIO. WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO LAND AND TAXI TO OUR GATE WHICH WE DID WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE HAD NO PRIOR INDICATION OTHER THAN SOME STATIC AND WERE NOT SURE WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
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.