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ZBW center controller reported an aircraft that needed to deviate for weather and immediate descent for turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1626917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZBW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NH |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream V / G500 / G550 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 4 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Aircraft reported a buildup they needed to deviate around that was not depicted on the radar scope. They also requested lower [altitude]. I gave him they deviation and called the previous sector to get control for descent. Aircraft X was at [flight level] 140 and I gave him pilot discretion descent to [flight level] 110 which was the bottom of my altitude limit. When he reached 110 he requested lower while still on a deviation; so I called alb approach and pointed [out] aircraft X descending to 090. Upon reaching 090 he requested lower [altitude] and I called alb approach back and they gave me control so I descended him to [flight level] 070 and when he got to [flight level] 070 he said 'I need lower now' and that he was getting severe turbulence [flight level] 075-060. No injuries were reported when asked. He was handed off to catskill sector and they descended him to 0440.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZBW Center Controller reported an aircraft that needed to deviate for weather and immediate descent for turbulence.
Narrative: Aircraft reported a buildup they needed to deviate around that was not depicted on the radar scope. They also requested lower [altitude]. I gave him they deviation and called the previous sector to get control for descent. Aircraft X was at [Flight Level] 140 and I gave him pilot discretion descent to [Flight Level] 110 which was the bottom of my altitude limit. When he reached 110 he requested lower while still on a deviation; so I called ALB Approach and pointed [out] Aircraft X descending to 090. Upon reaching 090 he requested lower [altitude] and I called ALB Approach back and they gave me control so I descended him to [Flight Level] 070 and when he got to [Flight Level] 070 he said 'I need lower now' and that he was getting severe turbulence [Flight Level] 075-060. No injuries were reported when asked. He was handed off to Catskill Sector and they descended him to 0440.
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.