A310
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Communication Breakdown; Distraction; Situational Awareness; Workload; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Equipment Problem Dissipated; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Weather
[We] encountered heavy static which caused us to lose communication with ATC. Large thunderstorms required us to deviate. Once we were clear of clouds communication was reestablished with ATC. We maintained last assigned altitude of FL290. There was no traffic on TCAS. We communicated in the blind to ATC. [We] tried 121.5 and ACARS. Unfortunately we lost COMM on ACARS too. Upon landing the Captain made a write up in the maintenance logbook. Suspect bonding.
An A310's enroute ATC and ACARS communications were disrupted as the aircraft deviated around thunderstorms at FL290. Once clear of the weather; normal communication were reestablished.