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Flight crew of an wbd tuned communication radio to the wrong frequency resulting in lost communication for 8 mins in foreign country.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 304097 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vyk airport : pek |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zbpe |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 |
| ASRS Report | 304097 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Tuned wrong frequency on communication radio. Lost communication for 8 mins in beijing control airspace. When we found the correct frequency we were punished by the ATC, by having to do a square 360 degrees while descending to a lower altitude. Next day I was requested to report to the beijing airport tower for debriefing on this incident. Our normal procedure in the event this happens is to continue to destination while trying to establish communication. Maybe in china they will shoot you down for that. I doubt our FAA will hear of this incident through normal channels, but we should be aware of china's different requirements, and possible dangers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN WBD TUNED COM RADIO TO THE WRONG FREQ RESULTING IN LOST COM FOR 8 MINS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY.
Narrative: TUNED WRONG FREQ ON COM RADIO. LOST COM FOR 8 MINS IN BEIJING CTL AIRSPACE. WHEN WE FOUND THE CORRECT FREQ WE WERE PUNISHED BY THE ATC, BY HAVING TO DO A SQUARE 360 DEGS WHILE DSNDING TO A LOWER ALT. NEXT DAY I WAS REQUESTED TO RPT TO THE BEIJING ARPT TWR FOR DEBRIEFING ON THIS INCIDENT. OUR NORMAL PROC IN THE EVENT THIS HAPPENS IS TO CONTINUE TO DEST WHILE TRYING TO ESTABLISH COM. MAYBE IN CHINA THEY WILL SHOOT YOU DOWN FOR THAT. I DOUBT OUR FAA WILL HEAR OF THIS INCIDENT THROUGH NORMAL CHANNELS, BUT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF CHINA'S DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, AND POSSIBLE DANGERS.
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.