Narrative:

Aircraft X VFR attempted to ascertain from FSS status of condor MOA but was unsuccessful. Pilot stated he tried local and toll free FSS phone numbers but no one answered. Pilot stated he tried local FSS frequencys once airborne in vicinity of condor MOA but was not able to raise FSS. This comes approximately 2 weeks from when ZBW was receiving complaints that FSS was unreachable on the hiwas frequency during a period of multiple sigmets were issued.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZBW CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FSS FAILURE TO RESPOND TO MULTIPLE PLT REQUESTS VIA PHONE AND VARIOUS FREQS.

Narrative: ACFT X VFR ATTEMPTED TO ASCERTAIN FROM FSS STATUS OF CONDOR MOA BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PLT STATED HE TRIED LCL AND TOLL FREE FSS PHONE NUMBERS BUT NO ONE ANSWERED. PLT STATED HE TRIED LCL FSS FREQS ONCE AIRBORNE IN VICINITY OF CONDOR MOA BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO RAISE FSS. THIS COMES APPROX 2 WKS FROM WHEN ZBW WAS RECEIVING COMPLAINTS THAT FSS WAS UNREACHABLE ON THE HIWAS FREQ DURING A PERIOD OF MULTIPLE SIGMETS WERE ISSUED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.