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Flight crew of a cessna CE550 citation experienced a loss of contact with ARTCC controller after checking in with a new frequency. Contact was re-established after using another frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : aco.vor |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 451700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : com fre x-mitter aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : com radio other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
ZAU 128.50 handed us off to ZOB 126.75. Checked in and continued to monitor. Flight ok. Nearing aco 114.4, we received a lot of interference and was unable to make contact with ZOB on assigned frequency. Contacted ZOB on 134.77 and we were able to get the correct frequency. Flight continued without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A CESSNA CE550 CITATION EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTACT WITH ARTCC CTLR AFTER CHKING IN WITH A NEW FREQ. CONTACT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED AFTER USING ANOTHER FREQ.
Narrative: ZAU 128.50 HANDED US OFF TO ZOB 126.75. CHKED IN AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR. FLT OK. NEARING ACO 114.4, WE RECEIVED A LOT OF INTERFERENCE AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ZOB ON ASSIGNED FREQ. CONTACTED ZOB ON 134.77 AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CORRECT FREQ. FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.