B737. ZMP controller allowed aircraft to fly out of VHF radio range.

Attributes
ACN	477590
Time
Date	200006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	477590
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : disp 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Center did not give handoff and we flew out of center area. Got message from company via ACARS to contact center on new frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737. ZMP CTLR ALLOWED ACFT TO FLY OUT OF VHF RADIO RANGE.

Narrative: CTR DID NOT GIVE HDOF AND WE FLEW OUT OF CTR AREA. GOT MESSAGE FROM COMPANY VIA ACARS TO CONTACT CTR ON NEW FREQ.

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.