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Air carrier pilot was unable to contact center during climb out to deviate for weather due to frequency congestion. A deviation was initiated before communication is established.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1006566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZJX.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On departure at 16;000 ft on a heading of 240 we were handed of to jax center. We were unable to contact jax center due to frequency congestion. After trying several times to contact jax center we were forced to deviate from our assigned heading of 240 to a heading of 180 due to a level 5 thunderstorm off the nose. We had attempted to declare an emergency but were unsure that the controller ever heard it. After some time the controller handed us off and we turned back on course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier pilot was unable to contact Center during climb out to deviate for weather due to frequency congestion. A deviation was initiated before communication is established.
Narrative: On departure at 16;000 FT on a heading of 240 we were handed of to JAX Center. We were unable to contact JAX Center due to frequency congestion. After trying several times to contact JAX Center we were forced to deviate from our assigned heading of 240 to a heading of 180 due to a level 5 thunderstorm off the nose. We had attempted to declare an emergency but were unsure that the controller ever heard it. After some time the controller handed us off and we turned back on course.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.