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Flight crew of a B727 experienced primary communication radio problem during descent and re-established communication with ATC on secondary radio.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hli |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme tower : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 406780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Primary radio failed during descent to mem. We changed to secondary radio, had trouble with that (for about 30 seconds) on approach communication was re-established. Landing and taxi uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 EXPERIENCED PRIMARY COM RADIO PROB DURING DSCNT AND RE-ESTABLISHED COM WITH ATC ON SECONDARY RADIO.
Narrative: PRIMARY RADIO FAILED DURING DSCNT TO MEM. WE CHANGED TO SECONDARY RADIO, HAD TROUBLE WITH THAT (FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS) ON APCH COM WAS RE-ESTABLISHED. LNDG AND TAXI UNEVENTFUL.
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.