E145 crew had communication failure while landing at bos.

Attributes
ACN	454580
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : ns other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	454580
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While on a visual approach, a loud noise was heard over both communications. It sounded like interference from another frequency. This occurred after we were handed off to bos tower. I could not hear any radio traffic. I transmitted but received no response. I returned to the previous frequency with the same results. I returned back to the tower frequency. The radio noise was still there. The last radio transmission I received was when I was cleared for the visual approach. I decided it would be safer to continue the approach and land, then to execute a 'blind go around' and re-enter the pattern. I could clearly see the runway and it was free of traffic, so I landed. After we cleared the runway, the radio worked fine and we re-established radio contact with the tower. I just followed lost communication procedures and followed my clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 CREW HAD COM FAILURE WHILE LNDG AT BOS.

Narrative: WHILE ON A VISUAL APCH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD OVER BOTH COMS. IT SOUNDED LIKE INTERFERENCE FROM ANOTHER FREQ. THIS OCCURRED AFTER WE WERE HANDED OFF TO BOS TWR. I COULD NOT HEAR ANY RADIO TFC. I XMITTED BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I RETURNED TO THE PREVIOUS FREQ WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I RETURNED BACK TO THE TWR FREQ. THE RADIO NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE LAST RADIO XMISSION I RECEIVED WAS WHEN I WAS CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. I DECIDED IT WOULD BE SAFER TO CONTINUE THE APCH AND LAND, THEN TO EXECUTE A 'BLIND GAR' AND RE-ENTER THE PATTERN. I COULD CLRLY SEE THE RWY AND IT WAS FREE OF TFC, SO I LANDED. AFTER WE CLRED THE RWY, THE RADIO WORKED FINE AND WE RE-ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE TWR. I JUST FOLLOWED LOST COM PROCS AND FOLLOWED MY CLRNC.

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.