Air carrier large transport questioned about failure to make a position report.

Attributes
ACN	199744
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : r759
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	199744
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Approximately 75 northwest of bacus intersection washington center (133.82) advised 'radar contact lost report bacus this frequency with a tallo estimate'. Upon reaching bacus we reported our position with a tallo estimate. We were also given a clearance to climb to FL370 south of 30 degrees north (which I would assume was coordinated with ny oceanic) and further positions reported to ny. Upon reaching tallo intersection ny (8846 HF) had no record of our flight and wondered how we got from bacus to tallo without talking to anyone. In fact we had made our last report (bacus) to washington. I don't know exactly what the problem was but it appears washington center did not hand us off to my oceanic (although they must of talked as a clearance to FL370 was coordinated).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT QUESTIONED ABOUT FAILURE TO MAKE A POS RPT.

Narrative: APPROX 75 NW OF BACUS INTXN WASHINGTON CTR (133.82) ADVISED 'RADAR CONTACT LOST RPT BACUS THIS FREQ WITH A TALLO ESTIMATE'. UPON REACHING BACUS WE RPTED OUR POS WITH A TALLO ESTIMATE. WE WERE ALSO GIVEN A CLRNC TO CLB TO FL370 S OF 30 DEGS N (WHICH I WOULD ASSUME WAS COORDINATED WITH NY OCEANIC) AND FURTHER POSITIONS RPTED TO NY. UPON REACHING TALLO INTXN NY (8846 HF) HAD NO RECORD OF OUR FLT AND WONDERED HOW WE GOT FROM BACUS TO TALLO WITHOUT TALKING TO ANYONE. IN FACT WE HAD MADE OUR LAST RPT (BACUS) TO WASHINGTON. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT IT APPEARS WASHINGTON CTR DID NOT HAND US OFF TO MY OCEANIC (ALTHOUGH THEY MUST OF TALKED AS A CLRNC TO FL370 WAS COORDINATED).

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.