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An air carrier pilot flying the dtw moonn 4 departure reported a dead zone on TRACON frequency 132.02 while climbing from 9;000 ft to 13;000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1188234 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DTW.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID MOONN 4 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air/Ground Communication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Climbing out of dtw on the moonn 4 departure; dtw departure stopped our climb at 9;000 ft. We were then cleared to 10;000 ft then cleared to 13;000 ft and 280 KTS. The last clearance was read back and dtw departure could not hear us. We tried using communication 2 and departure still could not hear us. Other aircraft could hear us on both coms. Soon dtw departure could hear us again and we were switched to cleveland center on 134.25. We were not the only aircraft that departure could not hear.the main threat was the inability to communicate with ATC. There must be a dead spot on 132.02 where aircraft can hear ATC; but ATC can't hear aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier pilot flying the DTW MOONN 4 Departure reported a dead zone on TRACON frequency 132.02 while climbing from 9;000 FT to 13;000 FT.
Narrative: Climbing out of DTW on the MOONN 4 departure; DTW Departure stopped our climb at 9;000 FT. We were then cleared to 10;000 FT then cleared to 13;000 FT and 280 KTS. The last clearance was read back and DTW Departure could not hear us. We tried using COM 2 and departure still could not hear us. Other aircraft could hear us on both COMs. Soon DTW Departure could hear us again and we were switched to Cleveland Center on 134.25. We were not the only aircraft that Departure could not hear.The main threat was the inability to communicate with ATC. There must be a dead spot on 132.02 where aircraft can hear ATC; but ATC can't hear aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.