Narrative:

I was sic of flight from iad-ack. It was our first flight in the aircraft and on preflight found the #2 radio management unit was MEL'ed. We took the aircraft and flew as per the MEL and left iad to ack. After about 10 mins into the flight, the #1 radio management unit started to not work. We then used the aircraft air phone to call ATC. After talking to ATC, we decided that since it was VFR and we were in communications with ATC we would continue the flight to ack. The radio worked off and on -- between the phone and the radio we were always in contact with ATC. No FARS were broken and we landed in ack without incident. ATC was nothing but helpful the whole time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C560 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A RADIO FAILURE WITH THE SECOND RADIO MEL'ED. THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTACT ZDC VIA AIR PHONE AND CONTINUED FLT.

Narrative: I WAS SIC OF FLT FROM IAD-ACK. IT WAS OUR FIRST FLT IN THE ACFT AND ON PREFLT FOUND THE #2 RADIO MGMNT UNIT WAS MEL'ED. WE TOOK THE ACFT AND FLEW AS PER THE MEL AND LEFT IAD TO ACK. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS INTO THE FLT, THE #1 RADIO MANAGEMENT UNIT STARTED TO NOT WORK. WE THEN USED THE ACFT AIR PHONE TO CALL ATC. AFTER TALKING TO ATC, WE DECIDED THAT SINCE IT WAS VFR AND WE WERE IN COMS WITH ATC WE WOULD CONTINUE THE FLT TO ACK. THE RADIO WORKED OFF AND ON -- BTWN THE PHONE AND THE RADIO WE WERE ALWAYS IN CONTACT WITH ATC. NO FARS WERE BROKEN AND WE LANDED IN ACK WITHOUT INCIDENT. ATC WAS NOTHING BUT HELPFUL THE WHOLE TIME.

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.