Air carrier pilot unable to contact ZHU over a compulsory reporting point over the gulf of mexico.

Attributes
ACN	178825
Time
Date	199105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gls
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	178825
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Attempted contact with houston ARTCC on 132.65, merida control on 128.5 and atlanta flight support on 130.7. Over nuley with no response. Since this occurrence, atlanta flight support has been replaced by commercial radio. Have had no problems with communications over the gulf since the occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT UNABLE TO CONTACT ZHU OVER A COMPULSORY REPORTING POINT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.

Narrative: ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH HOUSTON ARTCC ON 132.65, MERIDA CTL ON 128.5 AND ATLANTA FLT SUPPORT ON 130.7. OVER NULEY WITH NO RESPONSE. SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE, ATLANTA FLT SUPPORT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY COMMERCIAL RADIO. HAVE HAD NO PROBS WITH COMS OVER THE GULF SINCE THE OCCURRENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.