Sunday Evening 5-2 1345 UTC Reach flight 228 declared an in flight emergency with Gander Radio on 3476. Failed to copy reach 228 position. Transcript as follows:
Reach 228: Gander
Gander: Reach 228 go ahead
Reach 228: Gander be advised we are declaring an emergency.
Gander: All traffic stand by. Reach 228 I understand you are declaring an emergency confirm?
Reach: Gander affirmative.
Gander: Reach Nature of……
Reach228: We have lost (unreadable) navigation (unreadable) request increase speed to .8 and 32,000 ASAP direct to Gander… ah need weather for Gander, St. Johns and Goosebay….
Gander: Gander Special with weather (15 miles of visibility could not copy rest of weather report)
Reach:228 Gander, how is the weather looking at St. Johns and Goosebay? I am afraid we don't have the navigation...(unreadable)
Gander: Reach 228 Did you copy you have 15 I repeat 15 miles of visibility at Gander?
Reach: Reach 228 copy 15 miles at Gander
Gander: Reach 228 ATC is requesting souls on board and nature of emergency.
Reach: ahh 6 correction 7 souls on board..Sir, we have lost Navigation...(unreadable) and half of our navigation system. We expect to lose half of our steer (?) navigation within 15 minutes..
Reach: Ok, Gander looks like Gander do you have a victor frequency?
Gander: Stand by 228. 228 ATC is asking if you require any assistance.
Reach: Gander not at this time but we will take the victor frequency.
Gander: Reach 132.10 check back on this frequency if unable….
Did not monitor any further Xmitt from Reach 228.…Here’s hoping all our safe.
As soon as I determine all our safe I will see if I can upload the WAV file.
Reach 228: Gander
Gander: Reach 228 go ahead
Reach 228: Gander be advised we are declaring an emergency.
Gander: All traffic stand by. Reach 228 I understand you are declaring an emergency confirm?
Reach: Gander affirmative.
Gander: Reach Nature of……
Reach228: We have lost (unreadable) navigation (unreadable) request increase speed to .8 and 32,000 ASAP direct to Gander… ah need weather for Gander, St. Johns and Goosebay….
Gander: Gander Special with weather (15 miles of visibility could not copy rest of weather report)
Reach:228 Gander, how is the weather looking at St. Johns and Goosebay? I am afraid we don't have the navigation...(unreadable)
Gander: Reach 228 Did you copy you have 15 I repeat 15 miles of visibility at Gander?
Reach: Reach 228 copy 15 miles at Gander
Gander: Reach 228 ATC is requesting souls on board and nature of emergency.
Reach: ahh 6 correction 7 souls on board..Sir, we have lost Navigation...(unreadable) and half of our navigation system. We expect to lose half of our steer (?) navigation within 15 minutes..
Reach: Ok, Gander looks like Gander do you have a victor frequency?
Gander: Stand by 228. 228 ATC is asking if you require any assistance.
Reach: Gander not at this time but we will take the victor frequency.
Gander: Reach 132.10 check back on this frequency if unable….
Did not monitor any further Xmitt from Reach 228.…Here’s hoping all our safe.
As soon as I determine all our safe I will see if I can upload the WAV file.
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