Light transport aircraft crew lost radio contact at a frequency change point.

Attributes
ACN	413760
Time
Date	199809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 6300
ASRS Report	413760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	413885
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route from dfw-mem, we did not receive a frequency change. After several mins of silence we called mem approach. They told us that we had gone without communication for several mins. At no time did we acknowledge a handoff from center.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT ACFT CREW LOST RADIO CONTACT AT A FREQ CHANGE POINT.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM DFW-MEM, WE DID NOT RECEIVE A FREQ CHANGE. AFTER SEVERAL MINS OF SILENCE WE CALLED MEM APCH. THEY TOLD US THAT WE HAD GONE WITHOUT COM FOR SEVERAL MINS. AT NO TIME DID WE ACKNOWLEDGE A HDOF FROM CTR.

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.