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A320 first officer reported difficulty in communicating on the radios due to transitory ACARS data bursts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1555074 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | ACARS |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The ACARS VHF signal has very loud transmission bursts on all frequencies in all phases of flight. This was very annoying and distracting; and resulted in several difficult to understand radio calls from ground controllers as well as inflight. The bursts occurred at all altitudes; including up to FL360. This is the worst occurrence I have ever experienced with this type of ACARS bursts.airbus and [the company] need to fix the ACARS transmissions bursts issue. It is a well-known problem which hampers inflight communication; especially during critical phases of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 First Officer reported difficulty in communicating on the radios due to transitory ACARS data bursts.
Narrative: The ACARS VHF signal has very loud transmission bursts on all frequencies in all phases of flight. This was very annoying and distracting; and resulted in several difficult to understand radio calls from ground controllers as well as inflight. The bursts occurred at all altitudes; including up to FL360. This is the worst occurrence I have ever experienced with this type of ACARS bursts.Airbus and [the company] need to fix the ACARS transmissions bursts issue. It is a well-known problem which hampers inflight communication; especially during critical phases of flight.
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.