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Approach controller claims that radio receiver is intermittent and unable to pick up all aircraft. 1 military aircraft in formation flight had gone 'lost wingman' and instructions had to be relayed through the lead aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mad airport : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bdl tower : pie |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Thunderbolt II (Warthog A-10) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 351386 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
While working the arrival sector I experienced several aircraft in a row after being switched by the center to my frequency, that I could not hear, or came in broken. The aircraft were descending to cross mad VOR at 10000 ft and 250 KTS. On one occasion, it was a flight of 2 A10's and the lead was trying to tell me that #2 ship had gone lost wingman. After coordination with sector, I had to use #1 ship to relay transponder code and other control instructions to the #2 ship as this aircraft was in the area of non-reception for me. All aircraft said they could hear me, except for the #2 A10.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR CLAIMS THAT RADIO RECEIVER IS INTERMITTENT AND UNABLE TO PICK UP ALL ACFT. 1 MIL ACFT IN FORMATION FLT HAD GONE 'LOST WINGMAN' AND INSTRUCTIONS HAD TO BE RELAYED THROUGH THE LEAD ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING THE ARR SECTOR I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ACFT IN A ROW AFTER BEING SWITCHED BY THE CTR TO MY FREQ, THAT I COULD NOT HEAR, OR CAME IN BROKEN. THE ACFT WERE DSNDING TO CROSS MAD VOR AT 10000 FT AND 250 KTS. ON ONE OCCASION, IT WAS A FLT OF 2 A10'S AND THE LEAD WAS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT #2 SHIP HAD GONE LOST WINGMAN. AFTER COORD WITH SECTOR, I HAD TO USE #1 SHIP TO RELAY XPONDER CODE AND OTHER CTL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE #2 SHIP AS THIS ACFT WAS IN THE AREA OF NON-RECEPTION FOR ME. ALL ACFT SAID THEY COULD HEAR ME, EXCEPT FOR THE #2 A10.
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.