Medium large transport has TCASII RA during approach with ATC radio failure.

Attributes
ACN	275865
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	275865
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Ny approach had complete radio failure at 6 DME and 4000 ft. At 4 DME, we experienced TCASII RA and dropped to 3000 ft. Lga tower regained power for their radios and cleared us to land runway 22.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS TCASII RA DURING APCH WITH ATC RADIO FAILURE.

Narrative: NY APCH HAD COMPLETE RADIO FAILURE AT 6 DME AND 4000 FT. AT 4 DME, WE EXPERIENCED TCASII RA AND DROPPED TO 3000 FT. LGA TWR REGAINED PWR FOR THEIR RADIOS AND CLRED US TO LAND RWY 22.

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.