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B747 captain learned that his ferry flight into a high priority charter would be delayed by a ground stop due to weather. Dispatch indicated they could work around the advertised ground stop and the flight got right out. Enroute ATC queried the crew about their medical emergency which the crew knew nothing about.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1380776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 12928 Flight Crew Type 10768 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
This was a re-position flight for [network charter] later that evening to rio for the olympics. Weather was affecting traffic flow and the preflight briefing with the dispatcher made it clear that this was a high priority flight for the charter. The dispatcher said that dispatch could work around the advertised ground stops and we would get right out. That is what happened. In cruise; either chicago or cleveland center asked us what was the nature of the medical emergency. I asked what he meant. He said ATC had been told we needed special handling due to a medical emergency and he was curious as to the nature of the emergency. I told him it was an empty ferry flight and we had no medical emergency and that I understood it was simply a matter of the company wanting the aircraft [at destination] as soon as possible for a charter. It seems that the airline told ATC something that wasn't true to facilitate the schedule.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747 Captain learned that his ferry flight into a high priority charter would be delayed by a ground stop due to weather. Dispatch indicated they could work around the advertised ground stop and the flight got right out. Enroute ATC queried the crew about their medical emergency which the crew knew nothing about.
Narrative: This was a re-position flight for [network charter] later that evening to Rio for the Olympics. Weather was affecting traffic flow and the preflight briefing with the dispatcher made it clear that this was a high priority flight for the charter. The dispatcher said that Dispatch could work around the advertised ground stops and we would get right out. That is what happened. In cruise; either Chicago or Cleveland center asked us what was the nature of the medical emergency. I asked what he meant. He said ATC had been told we needed special handling due to a medical emergency and he was curious as to the nature of the emergency. I told him it was an empty ferry flight and we had no medical emergency and that I understood it was simply a matter of the company wanting the aircraft [at destination] as soon as possible for a charter. It seems that the airline told ATC something that wasn't true to facilitate the schedule.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.