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Air carrier large transport flying from kwajalein to majuro in the pacific loses HF communication with oak ARTCC. Flight crew utilizes lost communication procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144292 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : maj |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zoa |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 144292 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On a scheduled flight between kwa-maj, using HF radio to receive ATC clrncs, we were unable to establish 2-WAY radio communication for descent clearance into maj. The aircraft was flown according to lost communication procedures. There was no traffic and no conflict for descent. Landing was made at maj west/O event. After landing we were able to resume normal HF communication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT FLYING FROM KWAJALEIN TO MAJURO IN THE PACIFIC LOSES HF COM WITH OAK ARTCC. FLT CREW UTILIZES LOST COM PROC.
Narrative: ON A SCHEDULED FLT BTWN KWA-MAJ, USING HF RADIO TO RECEIVE ATC CLRNCS, WE WERE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH 2-WAY RADIO COM FOR DSNT CLRNC INTO MAJ. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN ACCORDING TO LOST COM PROCS. THERE WAS NO TFC AND NO CONFLICT FOR DESCENT. LNDG WAS MADE AT MAJ W/O EVENT. AFTER LNDG WE WERE ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL HF COM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.