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B767-300 first officer reports communication reception problems with sbbs center. Advised no optional frequency available.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 757990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbgr.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 757990 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : sbbs.artcc |
Narrative:
During descent into sbgr we experienced a loud squeal on brazilia center frequency 133.45 making communication unreliable. I advised center of the situation and was told they had no other frequency available. Lucky for us; the WX was good and we were cleared to descend via the STAR with no other communication needed. We landed uneventfully at sbgr. This is a common occurrence arriving at sbgr and feel that someone should investigate before an accident occurs due to missed radio calls.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 FO RPTS COM RECEPTION PROBLEMS WITH SBBS CENTER. ADVISED NO OPTIONAL FREQUENCY AVAILABLE.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO SBGR WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD SQUEAL ON BRAZILIA CENTER FREQUENCY 133.45 MAKING COM UNRELIABLE. I ADVISED CENTER OF THE SITUATION AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO OTHER FREQ AVAILABLE. LUCKY FOR US; THE WX WAS GOOD AND WE WERE CLRED TO DSND VIA THE STAR WITH NO OTHER COM NEEDED. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT SBGR. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ARRIVING AT SBGR AND FEEL THAT SOMEONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS DUE TO MISSED RADIO CALLS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.