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First officer turned wrong volume control down and lost communication with ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 179648 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On approach in atl, being vectored by ATC, heading 180 degrees, altitude 6000'. First officer tuned and idented ILS for 26R on #1 navigation. When he reached back to turn vol down, he turned #1 communication down by mistake. It was caught before going too far, but not until after we had missed several calls.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO TURNED WRONG VOLUME CTL DOWN AND LOST COM WITH ATC.
Narrative: ON APCH IN ATL, BEING VECTORED BY ATC, HDG 180 DEGS, ALT 6000'. F/O TUNED AND IDENTED ILS FOR 26R ON #1 NAV. WHEN HE REACHED BACK TO TURN VOL DOWN, HE TURNED #1 COM DOWN BY MISTAKE. IT WAS CAUGHT BEFORE GOING TOO FAR, BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER WE HAD MISSED SEVERAL CALLS.
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.