Temporary loss of communication frequency by air carrier light transport flight crew.

Attributes
ACN	246900
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bgm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny artcc : zbw tower : yul
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4250
ASRS Report	246900
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While en route from buffalo to newark #1 communication went silent. Initial check in with ZOB was loud and clear. While approaching new york airspace multiple attempts with ZOB and ZBW were made. Altitude was maintained at 13000 ft. Communication was reestablished with new york approach over huguenot VOR. Descent and landing at newark were made with no further incident. Maintenance action was performed at ewr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TEMPORARY LOSS OF COM FREQ BY ACR LTT FLC.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM BUFFALO TO NEWARK #1 COM WENT SILENT. INITIAL CHK IN WITH ZOB WAS LOUD AND CLR. WHILE APCHING NEW YORK AIRSPACE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WITH ZOB AND ZBW WERE MADE. ALT WAS MAINTAINED AT 13000 FT. COM WAS REESTABLISHED WITH NEW YORK APCH OVER HUGUENOT VOR. DSCNT AND LNDG AT NEWARK WERE MADE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT ACTION WAS PERFORMED AT EWR.

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.