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Pilot on an IFR flight has a long delay in establishing 2 way communications with an ATC approach facility after handoff from another approach facility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332284 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tpk airport : act |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : grk |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 332284 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Loss of communication with gray approach after handoff from waco approach on 132.05. Notice over past 6 months that gray has a lot of trouble with communications. Maybe poor equipment? Reestablished communication after about 10 mins.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT ON AN IFR FLT HAS A LONG DELAY IN ESTABLISHING 2 WAY COMS WITH AN ATC APCH FACILITY AFTER HDOF FROM ANOTHER APCH FACILITY.
Narrative: LOSS OF COM WITH GRAY APCH AFTER HDOF FROM WACO APCH ON 132.05. NOTICE OVER PAST 6 MONTHS THAT GRAY HAS A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH COMS. MAYBE POOR EQUIP? REESTABLISHED COM AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS.
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.