An air carrier large transport was vectored into a restr area. Communications were lost momentarily.

Attributes
ACN	248283
Time
Date	199308
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aqq
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	248283
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	248350
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Was en route from iah to mco. Route across gulf of mexico - J86. Had deviated several times for WX and was cleared by ZHU to fly 090 degree heading when clear of WX. Was given 090 degree heading because leeville VOR was off the air. Flew 090 degree heading for some time, had not heard from ATC and realized it time to be talking to different facility. ZHU would not answer on assigned frequency, so we switched to ZJX. Upon contact, they told us to turn right to 180 degrees immediately and squawk 7700, that we were in a warning area. We simply had followed our last ATC clearance and finally inquired when it was apparent the last clearance was not getting us in the vicinity of our intended course. I assume ZHU just forgot about us until we were out of radio range. There was no malfunction with our radios or other audio equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT WAS VECTORED INTO A RESTR AREA. COMS WERE LOST MOMENTARILY.

Narrative: WAS ENRTE FROM IAH TO MCO. RTE ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO - J86. HAD DEVIATED SEVERAL TIMES FOR WX AND WAS CLRED BY ZHU TO FLY 090 DEG HDG WHEN CLR OF WX. WAS GIVEN 090 DEG HDG BECAUSE LEEVILLE VOR WAS OFF THE AIR. FLEW 090 DEG HDG FOR SOME TIME, HAD NOT HEARD FROM ATC AND REALIZED IT TIME TO BE TALKING TO DIFFERENT FACILITY. ZHU WOULD NOT ANSWER ON ASSIGNED FREQ, SO WE SWITCHED TO ZJX. UPON CONTACT, THEY TOLD US TO TURN R TO 180 DEGS IMMEDIATELY AND SQUAWK 7700, THAT WE WERE IN A WARNING AREA. WE SIMPLY HAD FOLLOWED OUR LAST ATC CLRNC AND FINALLY INQUIRED WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THE LAST CLRNC WAS NOT GETTING US IN THE VICINITY OF OUR INTENDED COURSE. I ASSUME ZHU JUST FORGOT ABOUT US UNTIL WE WERE OUT OF RADIO RANGE. THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION WITH OUR RADIOS OR OTHER AUDIO EQUIP.

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.