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A B757 crew, en route sjc to bos, never received a VHF frequency handoff from chicago-cleveland to toronto center.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 556068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : yyz.vor |
| State Reference | ON |
| Altitude | msl single value : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czyz.artcc artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 556068 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approaching toronto, I noted we had not heard from ATC. On 127.4 (I think) I radio-checked with center. They (toronto or chicago) said they wre still with us. 5-10 mins later, I checked again to make sure we were talking to toronto. ATC sent us to cleveland and we got on the correct frequency (center). We never received an ACARS until several mins after that when ATC asked us to contact comrdo then we got an ACARS message. By now we were approaching buf. Captain talked to comrdo (toronto) and they were upset because we did not speak to them in their airspace. Well, we tried but never got the handoff and by the time we figured it out on our own, it was time for cle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CREW, ENRTE SJC TO BOS, NEVER RECEIVED A VHF FREQ HDOF FROM CHICAGO-CLEVELAND TO TORONTO CTR.
Narrative: APCHING TORONTO, I NOTED WE HAD NOT HEARD FROM ATC. ON 127.4 (I THINK) I RADIO-CHKED WITH CTR. THEY (TORONTO OR CHICAGO) SAID THEY WRE STILL WITH US. 5-10 MINS LATER, I CHKED AGAIN TO MAKE SURE WE WERE TALKING TO TORONTO. ATC SENT US TO CLEVELAND AND WE GOT ON THE CORRECT FREQ (CTR). WE NEVER RECEIVED AN ACARS UNTIL SEVERAL MINS AFTER THAT WHEN ATC ASKED US TO CONTACT COMRDO THEN WE GOT AN ACARS MESSAGE. BY NOW WE WERE APCHING BUF. CAPT TALKED TO COMRDO (TORONTO) AND THEY WERE UPSET BECAUSE WE DID NOT SPEAK TO THEM IN THEIR AIRSPACE. WELL, WE TRIED BUT NEVER GOT THE HDOF AND BY THE TIME WE FIGURED IT OUT ON OUR OWN, IT WAS TIME FOR CLE.
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.