B737-300 flight crew has lost communication after departure from ind.

Attributes
ACN	699961
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc tracon : ind.tracon tower : ind.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	699961
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff; the entire ZID sector went down including the tower and departure control at ind. We were unable to contact departure; tower; or center for approximately 10 mins. We then proceeded per the loss of ATC communications procedures specified in the fom. Soon after initiating a climb on course; we finally established communications with ZID and proceeded without further incident. ZID; at that time; suspected a lightning strike had caused the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW HAS LOST COM AFTER DEP FROM IND.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF; THE ENTIRE ZID SECTOR WENT DOWN INCLUDING THE TWR AND DEP CTL AT IND. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTACT DEP; TWR; OR CTR FOR APPROX 10 MINS. WE THEN PROCEEDED PER THE LOSS OF ATC COMS PROCS SPECIFIED IN THE FOM. SOON AFTER INITIATING A CLB ON COURSE; WE FINALLY ESTABLISHED COMS WITH ZID AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ZID; AT THAT TIME; SUSPECTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE HAD CAUSED THE PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.