B727-200 crew did not establish ATC contact at the fir boundary.

Attributes
ACN	502632
Time
Date	200102
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : kehli
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mmid.artcc artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : a766.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	502632
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	502631
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Missed reporting point. Merida center (123.75) instructed us to contact ZHU (132.65) at kehli (A766). Between the bad radio transmission and confusion with kelpp intersection, we maintained radio contact with merida beyond kehli. Upon establishing radio contact with ZHU and their establishing radar contact with us, we were informed that all was well. No problems or incidents were created for ATC and the flight continued normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW DID NOT ESTABLISH ATC CONTACT AT THE FIR BOUNDARY.

Narrative: MISSED RPTING POINT. MERIDA CTR (123.75) INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT ZHU (132.65) AT KEHLI (A766). BTWN THE BAD RADIO XMISSION AND CONFUSION WITH KELPP INTXN, WE MAINTAINED RADIO CONTACT WITH MERIDA BEYOND KEHLI. UPON ESTABLISHING RADIO CONTACT WITH ZHU AND THEIR ESTABLISHING RADAR CONTACT WITH US, WE WERE INFORMED THAT ALL WAS WELL. NO PROBS OR INCIDENTS WERE CREATED FOR ATC AND THE FLT CONTINUED NORMALLY.

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.