A crj captain reported that D10 apparently lost communication with them during approach to dfw.

Attributes
ACN	595087
Time
Date	200309
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : d10.tracon
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : bonham
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	595087
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

From ict to dfw, on the bonham arrival between birle and gaatz intersection, ATC failed to hand us off somewhere. We were monitoring the radio and heard constant chatter and had no reason to believe we should have been handed off. Between these intxns we were told to squawk identify and handed off to regional approach. Approach gave us an immediate hard 180 degree turn and proceeded to verbally reprimand us, as if it were our fault. They said they had tried to contact us on several frequencies including ACARS. The aircraft is not ACARS equipped, and we responded on the first attempt by center to call us on the frequency we were monitoring. We were monitoring company frequency throughout the flight, but we may have been on the ict local frequency for some of this particular time period, or possibly switched to dfw ATIS. Regardless, we were monitoring a company frequency except for the short time to pick up ATIS. We were re-sequenced into normal dfw flow without incident, and the controllers were very professional after the problem was rectified. They gave no indication further action would be taken as to FAA enforcement procedures. In short, we were not handed off somewhere, which resulted in confusion for ATC and a delayed flight arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ CAPT RPTED THAT D10 APPARENTLY LOST COM WITH THEM DURING APCH TO DFW.

Narrative: FROM ICT TO DFW, ON THE BONHAM ARR BTWN BIRLE AND GAATZ INTXN, ATC FAILED TO HAND US OFF SOMEWHERE. WE WERE MONITORING THE RADIO AND HEARD CONSTANT CHATTER AND HAD NO REASON TO BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDED OFF. BTWN THESE INTXNS WE WERE TOLD TO SQUAWK IDENT AND HANDED OFF TO REGIONAL APCH. APCH GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE HARD 180 DEG TURN AND PROCEEDED TO VERBALLY REPRIMAND US, AS IF IT WERE OUR FAULT. THEY SAID THEY HAD TRIED TO CONTACT US ON SEVERAL FREQUENCIES INCLUDING ACARS. THE ACFT IS NOT ACARS EQUIPPED, AND WE RESPONDED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT BY CTR TO CALL US ON THE FREQ WE WERE MONITORING. WE WERE MONITORING COMPANY FREQ THROUGHOUT THE FLT, BUT WE MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE ICT LCL FREQ FOR SOME OF THIS PARTICULAR TIME PERIOD, OR POSSIBLY SWITCHED TO DFW ATIS. REGARDLESS, WE WERE MONITORING A COMPANY FREQ EXCEPT FOR THE SHORT TIME TO PICK UP ATIS. WE WERE RE-SEQUENCED INTO NORMAL DFW FLOW WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND THE CTLRS WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AFTER THE PROB WAS RECTIFIED. THEY GAVE NO INDICATION FURTHER ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN AS TO FAA ENFORCEMENT PROCS. IN SHORT, WE WERE NOT HANDED OFF SOMEWHERE, WHICH RESULTED IN CONFUSION FOR ATC AND A DELAYED FLT 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.