Air carrier medium large transport, unable to establish radio contact with ATC, uses lost communicat...

Attributes
ACN	240376
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : grw airport : msy
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tracon : msy tower : msy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : direct enroute airway : zhu enroute airway : zme
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	240376
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
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 other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight msy-mem departed msy with no problems. On climb out through 2000 ft northwest of msy, radio was changed to departure control and contact was not established. Many attempts were made with departure and back to msy tower with no contact. Finally, contact was established with departure and we received clearance to 15000 ft and 350 degree heading for vectors. After that clearance was given radio contact was lost again. Other radios were tried with various frequencys as well as ACARS radio. While maintaining VFR, 15000 ft assigned altitude and heading -- we sent an ACARS message to company informing them that we would be returning to msy according to radio failure procedures -- maintain VFR and land as soon as possible. Also, mem was IFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG, UNABLE TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC, USES LOST COM PROC.

Narrative: FLT MSY-MEM DEPARTED MSY WITH NO PROBS. ON CLBOUT THROUGH 2000 FT NW OF MSY, RADIO WAS CHANGED TO DEP CTL AND CONTACT WAS NOT ESTABLISHED. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE WITH DEP AND BACK TO MSY TWR WITH NO CONTACT. FINALLY, CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH DEP AND WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO 15000 FT AND 350 DEG HDG FOR VECTORS. AFTER THAT CLRNC WAS GIVEN RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST AGAIN. OTHER RADIOS WERE TRIED WITH VARIOUS FREQS AS WELL AS ACARS RADIO. WHILE MAINTAINING VFR, 15000 FT ASSIGNED ALT AND HDG -- WE SENT AN ACARS MESSAGE TO COMPANY INFORMING THEM THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO MSY ACCORDING TO RADIO FAILURE PROCS -- MAINTAIN VFR AND LAND ASAP. ALSO, MEM WAS IFR.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport, unable to establish radio contact with ATC, uses lost communication procedure.