Flight crew experiences a lapse in communication with TRACON while on approach. Night operation.

Attributes
ACN	321580
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15200 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	321580
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5071 flight time type : 2964
ASRS Report	321349
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While being radar vectored to runway 09R at miami international airport on a 180 degree heading, communication was temporarily lost with miami approach control. When approaching the localizer the first officer asked approach 'are you still there.' approach control responded by saying he had been trying to call us several times and to turn left to 060 degree heading to intercept the localizer and cleared for the ILS runway 09R approach. The first officer replied 'we never heard you' and completed the approach and landing to runway 09R. No communication was received by myself or the first officer until he called approach control. We do not believe we had a stuck microphone or there was any failure of our equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC EXPERIENCES A LAPSE IN COM WITH TRACON WHILE ON APCH. NIGHT OP.

Narrative: WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED TO RWY 09R AT MIAMI INTL ARPT ON A 180 DEG HDG, COM WAS TEMPORARILY LOST WITH MIAMI APCH CTL. WHEN APCHING THE LOC THE FO ASKED APCH 'ARE YOU STILL THERE.' APCH CTL RESPONDED BY SAYING HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO CALL US SEVERAL TIMES AND TO TURN L TO 060 DEG HDG TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AND CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 09R APCH. THE FO REPLIED 'WE NEVER HEARD YOU' AND COMPLETED THE APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 09R. NO COM WAS RECEIVED BY MYSELF OR THE FO UNTIL HE CALLED APCH CTL. WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAD A STUCK MIKE OR THERE WAS ANY FAILURE OF OUR 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.