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Aircraft equipment problem. VHF radio communication. Flight crew cleared to report fir boundary, but were unable because of radio communication difficulty. When establishing communication later, the center had initiated scramble on unidented aircraft at ADIZ.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zma |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 335040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Leaving merida, mexico airspace told to contact ZMA at minow intersection (the fir boundary). Shortly after passing minow intersection, attempts to contact ZMA were not successful, apparently due to equipment malfunction with our VHF radio. Several mins passed before successfully contacting ZMA, at which time ZMA advised that they had not received our minow intersection call and they had begun a 'scramble' on us as an unidented aircraft into the ADIZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. VHF RADIO COM. FLC CLRED TO RPT FIR BOUNDARY, BUT WERE UNABLE BECAUSE OF RADIO COM DIFFICULTY. WHEN ESTABLISHING COM LATER, THE CTR HAD INITIATED SCRAMBLE ON UNIDENTED ACFT AT ADIZ.
Narrative: LEAVING MERIDA, MEXICO AIRSPACE TOLD TO CONTACT ZMA AT MINOW INTXN (THE FIR BOUNDARY). SHORTLY AFTER PASSING MINOW INTXN, ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ZMA WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL, APPARENTLY DUE TO EQUIP MALFUNCTION WITH OUR VHF RADIO. SEVERAL MINS PASSED BEFORE SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTING ZMA, AT WHICH TIME ZMA ADVISED THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED OUR MINOW INTXN CALL AND THEY HAD BEGUN A 'SCRAMBLE' ON US AS AN UNIDENTED ACFT INTO THE ADIZ.
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.