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Air carrier on descent for las was questioned by ATC as to lack of communications response and given corrective vectors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 843757 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAS.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 269 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
We were at cruise altitude 350 prior to descent into las and when we heard ATC call us he stated he had called 'several times' unanswered. He then gave us a vector about 90 degrees off course. On assigned heading he cleared us to FL300. His transmission on that call was intermittent and I had to clarify altitude again. We descended per clearance and were handed off to the next lax center frequency. It could be that we just didn't hear the calls from ATC or that not all calls were actually transmitted for us to hear. We should be more alert and listen more closely for call sign.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier on descent for LAS was questioned by ATC as to lack of communications response and given corrective vectors.
Narrative: We were at cruise altitude 350 prior to descent into LAS and when we heard ATC call us he stated he had called 'several times' unanswered. He then gave us a vector about 90 degrees off course. On assigned heading he cleared us to FL300. His transmission on that call was intermittent and I had to clarify altitude again. We descended per clearance and were handed off to the next LAX Center frequency. It could be that we just didn't hear the calls from ATC or that not all calls were actually transmitted for us to hear. We should be more alert and listen more closely for call sign.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.