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Air carrier medium large transport lost radio communication with ATC during handoff from ZDC to bwi approach control, a crew member spilled coffee on the center console shorting out radio contacts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 156185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 156185 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Descending into bwi ARTCC handed aircraft off to bwi. During this transition a cup of coffee was inadvertently spilled of the communication console, causing a total loss of communication after repeated efforts to restore radio contact, the captain selected 7600 on the operating transponder and remained on the assigned routing following published lost communication procedures communication was briefly restored and approach and landing clrncs were issued. After landing, communication was lost until reaching the parking area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG LOST RADIO COM WITH ATC DURING HANDOFF FROM ZDC TO BWI APCH CTL, A CREW MEMBER SPILLED COFFEE ON THE CENTER CONSOLE SHORTING OUT RADIO CONTACTS.
Narrative: DSNDING INTO BWI ARTCC HANDED ACFT OFF TO BWI. DURING THIS TRANSITION A CUP OF COFFEE WAS INADVERTENTLY SPILLED OF THE COM CONSOLE, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF COM AFTER REPEATED EFFORTS TO RESTORE RADIO CONTACT, THE CAPT SELECTED 7600 ON THE OPERATING XPONDER AND REMAINED ON THE ASSIGNED ROUTING FOLLOWING PUBLISHED LOST COM PROCS COM WAS BRIEFLY RESTORED AND APCH AND LNDG CLRNCS WERE ISSUED. AFTER LNDG, COM WAS LOST UNTIL REACHING THE PARKING AREA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.