MD80 crew flew out of radio range with ZOB.

Attributes
ACN	453400
Time
Date	199910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : fqm.fom1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	453400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

At approximately XA50Z, about 30-35 NM from sweet intersection on fqm arrival, I noticed we were still at FL370 and expecting sweet intersection at FL180. When I tried to raise center, I was unable and neither of us could remember being handed off to new york. After several mins of trying we found someone to give us frequency 128.57, but that frequency was no good on the #1 radio. We switched to #2 and raised new york who gave us a 360 degree descending turn to rejoin the arrival at approximately XB06Z. We did not remember any handoff, but at least looking carefully at the arrival plate kept us from getting too far along on the arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW FLEW OUT OF RADIO RANGE WITH ZOB.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA50Z, ABOUT 30-35 NM FROM SWEET INTXN ON FQM ARR, I NOTICED WE WERE STILL AT FL370 AND EXPECTING SWEET INTXN AT FL180. WHEN I TRIED TO RAISE CTR, I WAS UNABLE AND NEITHER OF US COULD REMEMBER BEING HANDED OFF TO NEW YORK. AFTER SEVERAL MINS OF TRYING WE FOUND SOMEONE TO GIVE US FREQ 128.57, BUT THAT FREQ WAS NO GOOD ON THE #1 RADIO. WE SWITCHED TO #2 AND RAISED NEW YORK WHO GAVE US A 360 DEG DSNDING TURN TO REJOIN THE ARR AT APPROX XB06Z. WE DID NOT REMEMBER ANY HDOF, BUT AT LEAST LOOKING CAREFULLY AT THE ARR PLATE KEPT US FROM GETTING TOO FAR ALONG ON THE ARR.

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.