Flight crew lost air to ground communication.

Attributes
ACN	278873
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 15200 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	278873
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Working nyc departure partial lost communication experienced. Cleared to 13000 ft--nyc experienced second partial lost communication. When we switched to ZBW we lost all communications. Squawked 7600 ft maintained last assigned and proceeded as cleared. Finally regained communications. ZBW and approach worked with us in a very supportive, professional manner. All facilities contacted by landline by captain upon arrival. They were all appreciative of my call. No conflicts reported. Crew followed lost communication procedures VFR to the best of our ability.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC LOST AIR TO GND COM.

Narrative: WORKING NYC DEP PARTIAL LOST COM EXPERIENCED. CLRED TO 13000 FT--NYC EXPERIENCED SECOND PARTIAL LOST COM. WHEN WE SWITCHED TO ZBW WE LOST ALL COMS. SQUAWKED 7600 FT MAINTAINED LAST ASSIGNED AND PROCEEDED AS CLRED. FINALLY REGAINED COMS. ZBW AND APCH WORKED WITH US IN A VERY SUPPORTIVE, PROFESSIONAL MANNER. ALL FACILITIES CONTACTED BY LANDLINE BY CAPT UPON ARR. THEY WERE ALL APPRECIATIVE OF MY CALL. NO CONFLICTS RPTED. CREW FOLLOWED LOST COM PROCS VFR TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.

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.