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An air carrier pilot in an unspecified aircraft type lost communications on an approach to a major airport in class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 817918 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 817918 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
ILS downwind 5000 ft; 210 KTS. While on approach; our radio communications were intermittent at best. We continued on a 20 mile downwind leg that we had been told to expect; then used TCAS to sequence ourselves with other traffic and continue the approach. We declared an emergency and continued to broadcast in the blind. Near zzzzz intersection we heard that we were cleared for the approach and then landing. On the ground we lost communications again prior to entering the ramp. Despite some troubleshooting; we were unable to determine the cause of our radio problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier pilot in an unspecified aircraft type lost communications on an approach to a major airport in Class B Airspace.
Narrative: ILS downwind 5000 FT; 210 KTS. While on approach; our radio communications were intermittent at best. We continued on a 20 mile downwind leg that we had been told to expect; then used TCAS to sequence ourselves with other traffic and continue the approach. We declared an emergency and continued to broadcast in the blind. Near ZZZZZ Intersection we heard that we were cleared for the approach and then landing. On the ground we lost communications again prior to entering the ramp. Despite some troubleshooting; we were unable to determine the cause of our radio problems.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.