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A320 first officer reported that the ACARS bleeds through on active radio frequency and causing a communications difficulties between flight crew and ATC; and it is an occupational hazard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1514345 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | ACARS |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
ACARS bleeds through on active radio frequency. This causes the flight crew to have to ask ATC to repeat clearances. This is a major safety issue. Company and airbus have known about this for well over a year and have done nothing about it. My next complaint goes to occupational safety and health administration (osha); as this most certainly is an occupational safety issue.maybe everybody could stop doing reports for one another and actually get something done? Director of safety might step up to the plate and earn his paycheck? Company needs to fix this. My license is on the line every time I miss a call or a clearance due to this equipment malfunction. Federal law requires that I am afforded a safe work environment and the lack of action on airline's behalf assures that I will not have one under its current management. This a slap in the face because it says 'we don't care.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 First Officer reported that the ACARS bleeds through on active radio frequency and causing a communications difficulties between flight crew and ATC; and it is an occupational hazard.
Narrative: ACARS bleeds through on active radio frequency. This causes the flight crew to have to ask ATC to repeat clearances. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. Company and Airbus have known about this for well over a year and have done nothing about it. My next complaint goes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); as this most certainly is an occupational safety issue.Maybe everybody could stop doing reports for one another and actually get something done? Director of safety might step up to the plate and earn his paycheck? Company needs to fix this. My license is on the line every time I miss a call or a clearance due to this equipment malfunction. Federal law requires that I am afforded a safe work environment and the lack of action on Airline's behalf assures that I will not have one under its current management. This a slap in the face because it says 'we don't care.'
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.