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Attributes | |
ACN | 260670 |
Time | |
Date | 199401 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mia |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | enroute airway : mia |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000 |
ASRS Report | 260670 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon entering moderate rain, #1 communication failed. ATC unable to contact us. After realizing problem, crew switched to #2 communication. Advised ATC of problem. ATC stated no conflict existed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER HAS LOSS OF COM TEMPORARILY, SWITCHES TO SECOND COM.
Narrative: UPON ENTERING MODERATE RAIN, #1 COM FAILED. ATC UNABLE TO CONTACT US. AFTER REALIZING PROB, CREW SWITCHED TO #2 COM. ADVISED ATC OF PROB. ATC STATED NO CONFLICT EXISTED.
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.