EMB145 flight crew has cell phone conversation bleed through aircraft radios during taxi and approac...

Attributes
ACN	695049
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cha.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	695049
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	695050
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

On taxi out of ord; received cell phone interference on radios. Made PA; interference stopped. At cha; flew ILS approach with thunderstorms just outside FAF and moderate rain inside FAF. Heard cell phone on comrdo's during approach. Taxied to gate without incident. Crew could not remember if tower had said taxi to the gate with him or contact ground control. Cause of confusion: distraction of cell phone interference during a difficult approach. Supplemental information from acn 695050: inside FAF; captain noticed cell phone interference on comrdo's. After landing and clearing runway 20; I (first officer) noticed cell phone interference and discussed with captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 FLT CREW HAS CELL PHONE CONVERSATION BLEED THROUGH ACFT RADIOS DURING TAXI AND APCH.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT OF ORD; RECEIVED CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE ON RADIOS. MADE PA; INTERFERENCE STOPPED. AT CHA; FLEW ILS APCH WITH TSTMS JUST OUTSIDE FAF AND MODERATE RAIN INSIDE FAF. HEARD CELL PHONE ON COMRDO'S DURING APCH. TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CREW COULD NOT REMEMBER IF TWR HAD SAID TAXI TO THE GATE WITH HIM OR CONTACT GND CTL. CAUSE OF CONFUSION: DISTR OF CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE DURING A DIFFICULT APCH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 695050: INSIDE FAF; CAPT NOTICED CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE ON COMRDO'S. AFTER LNDG AND CLRING RWY 20; I (FO) NOTICED CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE AND DISCUSSED WITH CAPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

EMB145 flight crew has cell phone conversation bleed through aircraft radios during taxi and approach.