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A B737-300 PIC accidentally switches his #1 radio to the preselected tower frequency, losing communication for a short time with N90, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : teb.vor |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 22l other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 456410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 456669 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While being vectored to ILS final runway 22L at ewr (first officer flying, captain monitoring) captain preset tower frequency on #1 radio in preparation for communication xfer to tower. Captain's sweater accidentally brushed communication selector and set tower frequency. Captain immediately realized frequency change and reselected approach frequency. Controller asked what happened and captain replied radio problem. Subsequent approach and landing uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 PIC ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHES HIS #1 RADIO TO THE PRESELECTED TWR FREQ, LOSING COM FOR A SHORT TIME WITH N90, NY.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED TO ILS FINAL RWY 22L AT EWR (FO FLYING, CAPT MONITORING) CAPT PRESET TWR FREQ ON #1 RADIO IN PREPARATION FOR COM XFER TO TWR. CAPT'S SWEATER ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED COM SELECTOR AND SET TOWER FREQ. CAPT IMMEDIATELY REALIZED FREQ CHANGE AND RESELECTED APCH FREQ. CTLR ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AND CAPT REPLIED RADIO PROB. SUBSEQUENT APCH AND LNDG 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.