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An advanced 4 engine widebody transport PIC report on loss of communication frequency on departure and again on approach while in IMC conditions in a night operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 259706 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nrt airport : hkg |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : nrt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : hkg enroute airway : nrt |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 259706 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Lost VHF communications in WX on departure from nrt and again on approach into hkg in an advanced widebody transport on sunday. Thought it was an open microphone at first but it happened again in hkg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ADVANCED 4 ENG WDB PIC RPT ON LOSS OF COM FREQ ON DEP AND AGAIN ON APCH WHILE IN IMC CONDITIONS IN A NIGHT OP.
Narrative: LOST VHF COMS IN WX ON DEP FROM NRT AND AGAIN ON APCH INTO HKG IN AN ADVANCED WDB ON SUNDAY. THOUGHT IT WAS AN OPEN MIKE AT FIRST BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN HKG.
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.