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Feb 19, 2020, 8:04 am

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Originally Posted by Ryu2

2/15 UA 901 SFO-LHR

i stopped by the cockpit and asked if they'd have CH 9 on and they said sure. Didn't hear it. Later I also asked a FA to ask them and make sure and they said yes, everything was was on. But still nothing for the entire flight. Oh well.

A possible scenario: Captain flipped the "OBS ENT" switch on the overhead panel, to ON but the #1 VHF radio volume was down on the left-side jumpseat position. That audio panel is what feeds ATC into the entertainment system.

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