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Air carrier medium large transport missed radio frequency causing temporary loss of communication and potential airborne conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 99394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : omn |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zjx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 99394 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were using a new company procedure for radio use. We switched to a bad frequency and erased the old so we couldn't go back. It took 3 minutes to get a new frequency in a high density area. It resulted in a possible traffic conflict. The new company procedure is lousy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG MISSED RADIO FREQ CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF COM AND POTENTIAL AIRBORNE CONFLICT.
Narrative: WE WERE USING A NEW COMPANY PROC FOR RADIO USE. WE SWITCHED TO A BAD FREQ AND ERASED THE OLD SO WE COULDN'T GO BACK. IT TOOK 3 MINUTES TO GET A NEW FREQ IN A HIGH DENSITY AREA. IT RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE TFC CONFLICT. THE NEW COMPANY PROC IS LOUSY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.