Dispatch lost radio contact with a flight.

Attributes
ACN	837723
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Dispatcher
Qualification	Dispatch Dispatcher
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I attempted to contact the flight enroute to obtain information regarding an extended taxi on departure. I was unable to contact the flight via radio; thus 2 way communication was not available which is required by far 121.99. We need a more reliable source of communication for our flights.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Dispatch lost radio contact with a flight.

Narrative: I attempted to contact the flight enroute to obtain information regarding an extended taxi on departure. I was unable to contact the flight via radio; thus 2 way communication was not available which is required by FAR 121.99. We need a more reliable source of communication for our flights.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.