Coordination between ARTCC questionable WX conditions may have been a factor.

Attributes
ACN	91095
Time
Date	198807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zqa
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : muha artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 28000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	91095
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Due to thunderstorms unable to contact ZMA 10 mins prior putar boundary point between havana center and ZMA. Havana center cleared us via flight plan. Passing putar got hold of ZMA. They didn't know we were coming because landlines between havana and ZMA were down. There were no close calls, but could have because of many arwys around nassau. I might have been lulled into not holding at putar and contacting ZMA by being cleared as filed by havana. ZMA very helpful, but concerned because of many arwys in this area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COORD BETWEEN ARTCC QUESTIONABLE WX CONDITIONS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

Narrative: DUE TO TSTMS UNABLE TO CONTACT ZMA 10 MINS PRIOR PUTAR BOUNDARY POINT BTWN HAVANA CENTER AND ZMA. HAVANA CENTER CLRED US VIA FLT PLAN. PASSING PUTAR GOT HOLD OF ZMA. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE COMING BECAUSE LANDLINES BTWN HAVANA AND ZMA WERE DOWN. THERE WERE NO CLOSE CALLS, BUT COULD HAVE BECAUSE OF MANY ARWYS AROUND NASSAU. I MIGHT HAVE BEEN LULLED INTO NOT HOLDING AT PUTAR AND CONTACTING ZMA BY BEING CLRED AS FILED BY HAVANA. ZMA VERY HELPFUL, BUT CONCERNED BECAUSE OF MANY ARWYS IN THIS AREA.

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