Air carrier medium large transport lost all communications on descent to clt.

Attributes
ACN	181421
Time
Date	199106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : orf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	181421
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost all communications. Communication 1 failed, called company through ACARS. Communication 2 failed, ACARS communication failed. Sent ACARS message to company. Company called atl center. Landed in clt with no problems. Squawked 7600.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LOST ALL COMS ON DESCENT TO CLT.

Narrative: LOST ALL COMS. COM 1 FAILED, CALLED COMPANY THROUGH ACARS. COM 2 FAILED, ACARS COM FAILED. SENT ACARS MESSAGE TO COMPANY. COMPANY CALLED ATL CTR. LANDED IN CLT WITH NO PROBS. SQUAWKED 7600.

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.