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A320 pilot reported that bursts of data noise are heard over VHF3; which causes enough interference to block ATC transmissions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1540901 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air/Ground Communication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
For the second trip in a row; flying an A320 neo; we've had continuous VHF3 noise from taxi-out to approach at destination. This incident included enough interference that it would block ATC transmissions to the point that we turned off VHF3 for safety concerns. It is not an exaggeration when I state there was at least sixty data burst sounds during this flight. This is definitely a bigger problem than what it was previously.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 pilot reported that bursts of data noise are heard over VHF3; which causes enough interference to block ATC transmissions.
Narrative: For the second trip in a row; flying an A320 NEO; we've had continuous VHF3 noise from taxi-out to approach at destination. This incident included enough interference that it would block ATC transmissions to the point that we turned off VHF3 for safety concerns. It is not an exaggeration when I state there was at least sixty data burst sounds during this flight. This is definitely a bigger problem than what it was previously.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.