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An air carrier flight crew flying a twin turbojet aircraft into lga experiences tower frequency radio interference between 3-10 mi from airport on localizer runway 4.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437768 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : 4 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 437768 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Facility Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : lga.tower |
Narrative:
Approaching lga runway 4, tuned lga tower 118.7 about 10 NM from airport. A distracting, loud interference broke squelch. It was so loud as to be painful. Turning volume down made it difficult to hear lga tower but we could hear tower and they could hear us. Tower stated the interference was a long time known problem. It lasted from 10 NM final to about 3 NM out. If it is a long time known problem, please find and stop it!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A TWIN TURBOJET ACFT INTO LGA EXPERIENCES TWR FREQ RADIO INTERFERENCE BTWN 3-10 MI FROM ARPT ON LOC RWY 4.
Narrative: APCHING LGA RWY 4, TUNED LGA TWR 118.7 ABOUT 10 NM FROM ARPT. A DISTRACTING, LOUD INTERFERENCE BROKE SQUELCH. IT WAS SO LOUD AS TO BE PAINFUL. TURNING VOLUME DOWN MADE IT DIFFICULT TO HEAR LGA TWR BUT WE COULD HEAR TWR AND THEY COULD HEAR US. TWR STATED THE INTERFERENCE WAS A LONG TIME KNOWN PROB. IT LASTED FROM 10 NM FINAL TO ABOUT 3 NM OUT. IF IT IS A LONG TIME KNOWN PROB, PLEASE FIND AND STOP IT!
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.