B727 crew lost radio communication with phx tower while holding in position.

Attributes
ACN	485780
Time
Date	200009
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 8r
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 5140 flight time type : 62
ASRS Report	485780
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	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

My aircraft was cleared to position and hold runway 8R. One aircraft was on landing rollout and an air carrier was on 3 mi final. Acknowledged instructions, taxied to position and nothing heard for 2-3 mins. Captain called tower twice and received response 'do you copy this transmission' from tower following our second transmission. Tower said they had called us, as had the ar aircraft, with no response. The air carrier aircraft was told to go around, and we were subsequently cleared for takeoff. We had no prior or subsequent problems with our radio xmissions or reception.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW LOST RADIO COM WITH PHX TWR WHILE HOLDING IN POS.

Narrative: MY ACFT WAS CLRED TO POS AND HOLD RWY 8R. ONE ACFT WAS ON LNDG ROLLOUT AND AN ACR WAS ON 3 MI FINAL. ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTIONS, TAXIED TO POS AND NOTHING HEARD FOR 2-3 MINS. CAPT CALLED TWR TWICE AND RECEIVED RESPONSE 'DO YOU COPY THIS XMISSION' FROM TWR FOLLOWING OUR SECOND XMISSION. TWR SAID THEY HAD CALLED US, AS HAD THE AR ACFT, WITH NO RESPONSE. THE ACR ACFT WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND, AND WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED FOR TKOF. WE HAD NO PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT PROBS WITH OUR RADIO XMISSIONS OR RECEPTION.

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.