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Flight crew of an MD88 contacted approach controller during base leg for turn on final and were informed that the controller had been trying to clear them for the visual. They found a problem with #1 communication since #2 communication worked ok.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414835 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15800 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 414835 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 414837 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were on base for runway 26R in atl, heading 180 degrees, speed 180 KTS, altitude 4500 ft MSL. As we were about to cross the runway centerline, we asked the approach controller for a turn to final. He asked us where we had been. He then asked if we had runway 27L in sight. We confirmed that we had runway 27L in sight and were subsequently cleared for the visual approach. We immediately recognized an intermittent failure of communication #1 VHF radio. We switched to communication #2 radio. The remainder of the approach and landing were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD88 CONTACTED APCH CTLR DURING BASE LEG FOR TURN ON FINAL AND WERE INFORMED THAT THE CTLR HAD BEEN TRYING TO CLR THEM FOR THE VISUAL. THEY FOUND A PROB WITH #1 COM SINCE #2 COM WORKED OK.
Narrative: WE WERE ON BASE FOR RWY 26R IN ATL, HDG 180 DEGS, SPD 180 KTS, ALT 4500 FT MSL. AS WE WERE ABOUT TO CROSS THE RWY CTRLINE, WE ASKED THE APCH CTLR FOR A TURN TO FINAL. HE ASKED US WHERE WE HAD BEEN. HE THEN ASKED IF WE HAD RWY 27L IN SIGHT. WE CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD RWY 27L IN SIGHT AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. WE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF COM #1 VHF RADIO. WE SWITCHED TO COM #2 RADIO. THE REMAINDER OF THE APCH AND LNDG WERE 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.