Mci controller utilizes alternate, standby transmitter to regain communication with B737-700 taxiing...

Attributes
ACN	472322
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Experience	controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	472322
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

B737-700 series aircraft using radio #1 and local control frequency was on standby transmitter. Experienced loss of communication when the aircraft was in position and holding on runway 19R. Changed to main transmitter with no response from the pilot. Then re-established communication using pet 2000 transmitter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MCI CTLR UTILIZES ALTERNATE, STANDBY XMITTER TO REGAIN COM WITH B737-700 TAXIING ON ARPT.

Narrative: B737-700 SERIES ACFT USING RADIO #1 AND LCL CTL FREQ WAS ON STANDBY XMITTER. EXPERIENCED LOSS OF COM WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN POS AND HOLDING ON RWY 19R. CHANGED TO MAIN XMITTER WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE PLT. THEN RE-ESTABLISHED COM USING PET 2000 XMITTER.

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.

Mci controller utilizes alternate, standby transmitter to regain communication with B737-700 taxiing on airport.