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Attributes | |
ACN | 957317 |
Time | |
Date | 201107 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
State Reference | US |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Descent |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Air/Ground Communication |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Person 2 | |
Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was flying and the first officer was working the radios. We were on the arrival and level at FL220. First officer was preselecting the approach frequency for the next radio change. He inadvertently flipped the toggle switch and made the approach frequency the active frequency by accident. We requested a descent and approach informed us that we were on the wrong frequency. We went back to the previous frequency and were given a descent to cross a fix at 11;000/250 KTS. We were able to make the descent restriction and there were no traffic conflicts that we were aware of.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 flight crew reports an inadvertent frequency change that results in a temporary lost comm situation. The First Officer believes that fatigue was a factor in this error.
Narrative: I was flying and the First Officer was working the radios. We were on the arrival and level at FL220. First Officer was preselecting the Approach frequency for the next radio change. He inadvertently flipped the toggle switch and made the Approach frequency the active frequency by accident. We requested a descent and Approach informed us that we were on the wrong frequency. We went back to the previous frequency and were given a descent to cross a fix at 11;000/250 KTS. We were able to make the descent restriction and there were no traffic conflicts that we were aware of.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.