Small aircraft pilot has lost communication problem twice.

Attributes
ACN	174974
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dpk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 725 flight time type : 565
ASRS Report	174974
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

When approaching ny area, approach tried twice to contact. I responded 3 times on communication 1. Switched to communication 2 with no results. Went to hand-held microphone with no results. Because of my location, went to 7700 (should have been 7500--couldn't remember code). Approach understood problem. Used transponder to acknowledge received messages. Landed frg with tower communications obviously an intermittent problem with radios. Departed for 1b9 on same route. Again lost communications and went to 7700 with ocean approach. Communications intermittent remainder of flight. Landed 1b9. Problem seems to be wiring or intercom system still not resolved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS LOST COM PROBLEM TWICE.

Narrative: WHEN APCHING NY AREA, APCH TRIED TWICE TO CONTACT. I RESPONDED 3 TIMES ON COM 1. SWITCHED TO COM 2 WITH NO RESULTS. WENT TO HAND-HELD MIC WITH NO RESULTS. BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION, WENT TO 7700 (SHOULD HAVE BEEN 7500--COULDN'T REMEMBER CODE). APCH UNDERSTOOD PROB. USED XPONDER TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIVED MESSAGES. LANDED FRG WITH TWR COMS OBVIOUSLY AN INTERMITTENT PROB WITH RADIOS. DEPARTED FOR 1B9 ON SAME RTE. AGAIN LOST COMS AND WENT TO 7700 WITH OCEAN APCH. COMS INTERMITTENT REMAINDER OF FLT. LANDED 1B9. PROB SEEMS TO BE WIRING OR INTERCOM SYS STILL NOT RESOLVED.

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.