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35 minutes lost comm. Wow, that's important news now. You too can make the 6 o'clock news.
Air Canada A320 near Denver on Nov 5th 2009, loss comm for 35 minutes
Air Canada A320 near Denver on Nov 5th 2009, loss comm for 35 minutes
An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FKOJ performing flight AC-795 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 122 people on board, was enroute near Denver,CO (USA) having established contact with Denver ARTCC, when Denver ARTCC lost radio contact with the aircraft. Denver attempted to contact the airplane on the primary frequency several times, then contacted Air Canada Dispatch to send ACARS messages to the airplane, however the airplane could not be reached via ACARS, too. SELCAL failed as well. About 35 minutes later, when Denver used an airborne relay, communication was re-established and the ACARS messages sent by dispatch went through. The airplane continued to Los Angeles for a safe landing.
The Canadian TSB reported, that Denver ARTCC at no time attempted to reach the airplane via the emergency frequency 121.5 MHz, which was continuously monitored by the flight crew. The aircraft was visible on radar all time, no loss of separation occured, the airplane followed its flight plan and previously acknowledged ATC clearances with no deviation.