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Frequency congestion - air carrier requested a clearance and thought that they may have received one, but waited to clarify.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : seg |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tower : las |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4800 |
| ASRS Report | 299900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We requested a heading change to intercept our filed airway. We thought we heard 'cleared as requested,' but ZNY was involved with numerous frequencys, continuous, broken and blocked communications. When we did communicate with ZNY, we were told to fly as filed which we did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FREQ CONGESTION - ACR REQUESTED A CLRNC AND THOUGHT THAT THEY MAY HAVE RECEIVED ONE, BUT WAITED TO CLARIFY.
Narrative: WE REQUESTED A HDG CHANGE TO INTERCEPT OUR FILED AIRWAY. WE THOUGHT WE HEARD 'CLRED AS REQUESTED,' BUT ZNY WAS INVOLVED WITH NUMEROUS FREQS, CONTINUOUS, BROKEN AND BLOCKED COMS. WHEN WE DID COMMUNICATE WITH ZNY, WE WERE TOLD TO FLY AS FILED WHICH WE DID.
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.