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B777 captain, on final at lfpg, reported that the controller's xmissions were poor, but that xmissions from other aircraft were good.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lfpg.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 510580 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Aircraft ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
The final controller, prior to tower at lfpg, on frequency 118.15, was very difficult to understand. The quality of her xmissions were so poor that I constantly asked for repeats. We tried all 3 communication radios with the same poor result. We could clearly hear and understand all other english speaking aircraft on the frequency and had no problems with other frequencys throughout the entire trip. Fortunately, the WX was VMC. If it had not been so, I would have had to explore a different avenue in order to get our approach clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 CAPT, ON FINAL AT LFPG, RPTED THAT THE CTLR'S XMISSIONS WERE POOR, BUT THAT XMISSIONS FROM OTHER ACFT WERE GOOD.
Narrative: THE FINAL CTLR, PRIOR TO TWR AT LFPG, ON FREQ 118.15, WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. THE QUALITY OF HER XMISSIONS WERE SO POOR THAT I CONSTANTLY ASKED FOR REPEATS. WE TRIED ALL 3 COM RADIOS WITH THE SAME POOR RESULT. WE COULD CLRLY HEAR AND UNDERSTAND ALL OTHER ENGLISH SPEAKING ACFT ON THE FREQ AND HAD NO PROBS WITH OTHER FREQS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TRIP. FORTUNATELY, THE WX WAS VMC. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN SO, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO EXPLORE A DIFFERENT AVENUE IN ORDER TO GET OUR APCH CLRNC.
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.