Air carrier medium large transport frequency change wrong when given handoff to ARTCC. Flight crew trying to get clearance for WX deviation at the time.

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Attributes
ACN	145373
Time
Date	199005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	145373
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Mci departure 124.7, 12000' climbing to 15000', we said 'request deviate east'. He says 'contact center 125.25 with request'. On third attempt center advised we were on wrong frequency contact center 125.55. Checked in 125.55 advising center very directly that we were turning east for WX. (Left turn). Center said 'give me a right 360 degree turn'. I responded 'unable, we can give you a left 360 degree turn' (already 90 degree). Center responded 'ok, I'll declare an emergency because you're going to go out of our airspace'. By that time first officer had reversed course and I said we could do the right 360 degree turn but it would have to be real tight. Controller said ok and then agreed we could deviate east as necessary. Matter was handled professionally by center controller. I don't think he declared emergency. There was a little uncertainty also on next frequency but was uneventfully clarified when controller said direct tulsa when able. Recommendation: departure should have coordination the deviation prior to handoff. The WX was obvious to all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FREQ CHANGE WRONG WHEN GIVEN HDOF TO ARTCC. FLT CREW TRYING TO GET CLRNC FOR WX DEVIATION AT THE TIME.

Narrative: MCI DEP 124.7, 12000' CLBING TO 15000', WE SAID 'REQUEST DEVIATE E'. HE SAYS 'CONTACT CTR 125.25 WITH REQUEST'. ON THIRD ATTEMPT CTR ADVISED WE WERE ON WRONG FREQ CONTACT CTR 125.55. CHKED IN 125.55 ADVISING CTR VERY DIRECTLY THAT WE WERE TURNING E FOR WX. (LEFT TURN). CTR SAID 'GIVE ME A RIGHT 360 DEG TURN'. I RESPONDED 'UNABLE, WE CAN GIVE YOU A LEFT 360 DEG TURN' (ALREADY 90 DEG). CTR RESPONDED 'OK, I'LL DECLARE AN EMER BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT OF OUR AIRSPACE'. BY THAT TIME F/O HAD REVERSED COURSE AND I SAID WE COULD DO THE RIGHT 360 DEG TURN BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REAL TIGHT. CTLR SAID OK AND THEN AGREED WE COULD DEVIATE E AS NECESSARY. MATTER WAS HANDLED PROFESSIONALLY BY CTR CTLR. I DON'T THINK HE DECLARED EMER. THERE WAS A LITTLE UNCERTAINTY ALSO ON NEXT FREQ BUT WAS UNEVENTFULLY CLARIFIED WHEN CTLR SAID DIRECT TULSA WHEN ABLE. RECOMMENDATION: DEP SHOULD HAVE COORD THE DEV PRIOR TO HDOF. THE WX WAS OBVIOUS TO ALL.

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