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Light transport aircraft wasn't switched to next center by ZTL. Flight crew called for lower altitude and controller didn't have knowledge of them until they advised their position. Thus, they had transited ZME space without communication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372896 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pxv |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 372896 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing out of atlanta, cleared to 14000 ft we were told by atl departure (125.70) to contact ZTL (133.6) at approximately XX40 local. Checked in with center, their reply was 'roger.' center then cleared us to FL220. At cruise approximately 40 mins later, at pxv VOR 55 NM south on the 132 degree radial heading to pxv VOR, we requested a lower altitude with ZTL (133.6) and the controller (which at this time was a different person) told us she has nothing on us and asked our position. We gave our position and she gave us a frequency for ZID that didn't work so we then looked one up (128.3) on our charts. The controller gave us a clearance to 11000 ft. We further investigated and found we flew through memphis sector without talking to anyone. I think what happened was when ZTL controllers switched shifts we were somehow forgotten about. The flight ended uneventfully in evv. I don't feel we did anything wrong, just wanted to report this for safety purposes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT ACFT WASN'T SWITCHED TO NEXT CTR BY ZTL. FLC CALLED FOR LOWER ALT AND CTLR DIDN'T HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THEM UNTIL THEY ADVISED THEIR POS. THUS, THEY HAD TRANSITED ZME SPACE WITHOUT COM.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF ATLANTA, CLRED TO 14000 FT WE WERE TOLD BY ATL DEP (125.70) TO CONTACT ZTL (133.6) AT APPROX XX40 LCL. CHKED IN WITH CTR, THEIR REPLY WAS 'ROGER.' CTR THEN CLRED US TO FL220. AT CRUISE APPROX 40 MINS LATER, AT PXV VOR 55 NM S ON THE 132 DEG RADIAL HDG TO PXV VOR, WE REQUESTED A LOWER ALT WITH ZTL (133.6) AND THE CTLR (WHICH AT THIS TIME WAS A DIFFERENT PERSON) TOLD US SHE HAS NOTHING ON US AND ASKED OUR POS. WE GAVE OUR POS AND SHE GAVE US A FREQ FOR ZID THAT DIDN'T WORK SO WE THEN LOOKED ONE UP (128.3) ON OUR CHARTS. THE CTLR GAVE US A CLRNC TO 11000 FT. WE FURTHER INVESTIGATED AND FOUND WE FLEW THROUGH MEMPHIS SECTOR WITHOUT TALKING TO ANYONE. I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN ZTL CTLRS SWITCHED SHIFTS WE WERE SOMEHOW FORGOTTEN ABOUT. THE FLT ENDED UNEVENTFULLY IN EVV. I DON'T FEEL WE DID ANYTHING WRONG, JUST WANTED TO RPT THIS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.
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.