<< >> NASA ASRS Report 156185, September 1990

Air carrier medium large transport lost radio communication with ATC during handoff from ZDC to bwi approach control, a crew member spilled coffee on the center console shorting out radio contacts.

Attributes
ACN	156185
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	156185
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Descending into bwi ARTCC handed aircraft off to bwi. During this transition a cup of coffee was inadvertently spilled of the communication console, causing a total loss of communication after repeated efforts to restore radio contact, the captain selected 7600 on the operating transponder and remained on the assigned routing following published lost communication procedures communication was briefly restored and approach and landing clrncs were issued. After landing, communication was lost until reaching the parking area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LOST RADIO COM WITH ATC DURING HANDOFF FROM ZDC TO BWI APCH CTL, A CREW MEMBER SPILLED COFFEE ON THE CENTER CONSOLE SHORTING OUT RADIO CONTACTS.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO BWI ARTCC HANDED ACFT OFF TO BWI. DURING THIS TRANSITION A CUP OF COFFEE WAS INADVERTENTLY SPILLED OF THE COM CONSOLE, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF COM AFTER REPEATED EFFORTS TO RESTORE RADIO CONTACT, THE CAPT SELECTED 7600 ON THE OPERATING XPONDER AND REMAINED ON THE ASSIGNED ROUTING FOLLOWING PUBLISHED LOST COM PROCS COM WAS BRIEFLY RESTORED AND APCH AND LNDG CLRNCS WERE ISSUED. AFTER LNDG, COM WAS LOST UNTIL REACHING THE PARKING AREA.

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.