Pilot of a C172 noticed a lack of hearing tower for 1 min or so, after being cleared to land, and retuned his #2 radio for tower and again re-established communications.

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Attributes
ACN	401100
Time
Date	199804
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	401100
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After tower cleared me to land on runway 14R, did not receive any xmissions for 1 min. I realized that my #1 receiver became inoperative therefore I switched to #2 receiver and resumed my communications with tower. No traffic conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C172 NOTICED A LACK OF HEARING TWR FOR 1 MIN OR SO, AFTER BEING CLRED TO LAND, AND RETUNED HIS #2 RADIO FOR TWR AND AGAIN RE-ESTABLISHED COMS.

Narrative: AFTER TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 14R, DID NOT RECEIVE ANY XMISSIONS FOR 1 MIN. I REALIZED THAT MY #1 RECEIVER BECAME INOP THEREFORE I SWITCHED TO #2 RECEIVER AND RESUMED MY COMS WITH TWR. NO TFC CONFLICT.

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.