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ARTCC failure to provide the next ARTCC facility frequency to the flight crew of a B727 before they were out of radio reception area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bce.vortac |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc.artcc artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j11.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 490320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 490327 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure other |
Narrative:
We were en route from slc to tus at FL370. ZLC had cleared us direct bce and then flight planned route which was J11 to pxr and the dingo 5 arrival to tus. At some point, ATC failed to hand us off to the next sector before we flew out of their radio range. We discovered we weren't in contact with ATC over drk, so we found a ZAB frequency and re-established contact. While we were out of contact with ATC, our company flight control was also trying to reach us. Though we were monitoring the proper frequency via SELCAL, flight control wasn't able to reach us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT ARTCC FACILITY FREQ TO THE FLC OF A B727 BEFORE THEY WERE OUT OF RADIO RECEPTION AREA.
Narrative: WE WERE ENRTE FROM SLC TO TUS AT FL370. ZLC HAD CLRED US DIRECT BCE AND THEN FLT PLANNED RTE WHICH WAS J11 TO PXR AND THE DINGO 5 ARR TO TUS. AT SOME POINT, ATC FAILED TO HAND US OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR BEFORE WE FLEW OUT OF THEIR RADIO RANGE. WE DISCOVERED WE WEREN'T IN CONTACT WITH ATC OVER DRK, SO WE FOUND A ZAB FREQ AND RE-ESTABLISHED CONTACT. WHILE WE WERE OUT OF CONTACT WITH ATC, OUR COMPANY FLT CTL WAS ALSO TRYING TO REACH US. THOUGH WE WERE MONITORING THE PROPER FREQ VIA SELCAL, FLT CTL WASN'T ABLE TO REACH US.
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.