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A private pilot working on his instrument rating with a CFI temporarily loses communication radio when calling tacoma tower. After no response reporter tried ZSE. A hand held radio was tried with same negative results. Finally, after a VFR diversion attempt ZSE finally responded to aircraft's radio and flight was vectored to renton. The hand held radio was also faulty.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tiw |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse tower : tiw |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 270 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 388780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were cleared for the NDB approach and told to report graye inbound. At graye we reported but there was no response from tower. The radios were checked and we tried to raise tacoma tower and ZSE. No response. We squawked 7600 and climbed back to 2000 ft to remain VFR. We got a hand held radio out and tried to contact tower or center. No response. We were preparing to land at a VFR airport. The airplane radios suddenly started working after 10 mins. We asked for vectors to renton and landed. The radios were reported to maintenance. The hand held was found to have a broken wire.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT WORKING ON HIS INST RATING WITH A CFI TEMPORARILY LOSES COM RADIO WHEN CALLING TACOMA TWR. AFTER NO RESPONSE RPTR TRIED ZSE. A HAND HELD RADIO WAS TRIED WITH SAME NEGATIVE RESULTS. FINALLY, AFTER A VFR DIVERSION ATTEMPT ZSE FINALLY RESPONDED TO ACFT'S RADIO AND FLT WAS VECTORED TO RENTON. THE HAND HELD RADIO WAS ALSO FAULTY.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE NDB APCH AND TOLD TO RPT GRAYE INBOUND. AT GRAYE WE RPTED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM TWR. THE RADIOS WERE CHKED AND WE TRIED TO RAISE TACOMA TWR AND ZSE. NO RESPONSE. WE SQUAWKED 7600 AND CLBED BACK TO 2000 FT TO REMAIN VFR. WE GOT A HAND HELD RADIO OUT AND TRIED TO CONTACT TWR OR CTR. NO RESPONSE. WE WERE PREPARING TO LAND AT A VFR ARPT. THE AIRPLANE RADIOS SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING AFTER 10 MINS. WE ASKED FOR VECTORS TO RENTON AND LANDED. THE RADIOS WERE RPTED TO MAINT. THE HAND HELD WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN WIRE.
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.