Radios of captain never turned on, first officer radio turned off while receiving ATIS. Recontacted ...

Attributes
ACN	224884
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ott
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	224884
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	224786
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on the ott 2 arrival to bwi at 13000 ft we realized its been awfully quiet and we should have been passed to approach. When checking with center and the radios it was apparent #1 communication had been inadvertently shut off while picking up the current ATIS at bwi. Once contact was re-established with center we were given a few turns and rapid descent then turned over to bwi approach. After landing a call was made to bwi tower and I was told there was no problem, we were treated as a norad and handled accordingly. Closer adherence to radio work could and would have prevented the entire episode! It was a 13 hour duty day and we were on our fifth of 6 approachs. Fatigue was a definite factor! Supplemental information from acn 224786: bad on my part, as should have made sure captain was listening to radio, should also have advised him I'd be off frequency for a min. Fatigue played a part as we were towards the end of 13 hour day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADIOS OF CAPT NEVER TURNED ON, FO RADIO TURNED OFF WHILE RECEIVING ATIS. RECONTACTED ATC WHEN REALIZED.

Narrative: WHILE ON THE OTT 2 ARR TO BWI AT 13000 FT WE REALIZED ITS BEEN AWFULLY QUIET AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PASSED TO APCH. WHEN CHKING WITH CTR AND THE RADIOS IT WAS APPARENT #1 COM HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE PICKING UP THE CURRENT ATIS AT BWI. ONCE CONTACT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED WITH CTR WE WERE GIVEN A FEW TURNS AND RAPID DSCNT THEN TURNED OVER TO BWI APCH. AFTER LNDG A CALL WAS MADE TO BWI TWR AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, WE WERE TREATED AS A NORAD AND HANDLED ACCORDINGLY. CLOSER ADHERENCE TO RADIO WORK COULD AND WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ENTIRE EPISODE! IT WAS A 13 HR DUTY DAY AND WE WERE ON OUR FIFTH OF 6 APCHS. FATIGUE WAS A DEFINITE FACTOR! SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 224786: BAD ON MY PART, AS SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE CAPT WAS LISTENING TO RADIO, SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADVISED HIM I'D BE OFF FREQ FOR A MIN. FATIGUE PLAYED A PART AS WE WERE TOWARDS THE END OF 13 HR DAY.

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.

Radios of captain never turned on, first officer radio turned off while receiving ATIS. Recontacted ATC when realized.