<< >> NASA ASRS Report 514180, June 2001

An MD80 first officer reported that they landed at dfw, even though their radio problems made them unsure if they had actually been cleared to land.

Attributes
ACN	514180
Time
Date	200106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	514180
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While on final to runway 18R at dfw, we had trouble establishing communication with dfw tower. We thought we heard the controller issue a landing clearance to us but the #1 communication radio was intermittent and some xmissions were garbled. The WX conditions were VFR and air traffic was light, so we made the decision to land. We made an entry for the #1 VHF communication radio so it could be checked. Upon landing, we re-established communication with tower and there was no indication of a conflict.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FO RPTED THAT THEY LANDED AT DFW, EVEN THOUGH THEIR RADIO PROBS MADE THEM UNSURE IF THEY HAD ACTUALLY BEEN CLRED TO LAND.

Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL TO RWY 18R AT DFW, WE HAD TROUBLE ESTABLISHING COM WITH DFW TWR. WE THOUGHT WE HEARD THE CTLR ISSUE A LNDG CLRNC TO US BUT THE #1 COM RADIO WAS INTERMITTENT AND SOME XMISSIONS WERE GARBLED. THE WX CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND AIR TFC WAS LIGHT, SO WE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND. WE MADE AN ENTRY FOR THE #1 VHF COM RADIO SO IT COULD BE CHKED. UPON LNDG, WE RE-ESTABLISHED COM WITH TWR AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A CONFLICT.

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.