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B737 flight crew at FL350 believed ZHU ARTCC controller lost track of flight when center asked for flight's position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450802 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc tower : lnk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j18.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 450802 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Center apparently did not hand us over to next sector. When we asked for descent, we got 'say your position.' we had been monitoring the entire time. It had taken us 3 calls to check in on the first frequency to start with. Conflicts unknown. Told of none.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLC AT FL350 BELIEVED ZHU ARTCC CTLR LOST TRACK OF FLT WHEN CTR ASKED FOR FLT'S POS.
Narrative: CTR APPARENTLY DID NOT HAND US OVER TO NEXT SECTOR. WHEN WE ASKED FOR DSCNT, WE GOT 'SAY YOUR POS.' WE HAD BEEN MONITORING THE ENTIRE TIME. IT HAD TAKEN US 3 CALLS TO CHK IN ON THE FIRST FREQ TO START WITH. CONFLICTS UNKNOWN. TOLD OF NONE.
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.