Flight crew of a widebody transport air carrier aircraft deviated around WX and back on course after unable to obtain approval from commercial radio prior to diversion.

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Attributes
ACN	253590
Time
Date	199310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 38000 msl bound upper : 38000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea
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 : other oceanic enroute : pacific enroute airway : r465
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	253590
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	253142
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Thunderstorm on route (tops 390-410). Captain requested a clearance to go off course through commercial radio. Denied. We declared an emergency and eased around (VFR) watching TCASII outside then returned on course. No problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A WDB ACR ACFT DEVIATED AROUND WX AND BACK ON COURSE AFTER UNABLE TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM COMMERCIAL RADIO PRIOR TO DIVERSION.

Narrative: TSTM ON RTE (TOPS 390-410). CAPT REQUESTED A CLRNC TO GO OFF COURSE THROUGH COMMERCIAL RADIO. DENIED. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND EASED AROUND (VFR) WATCHING TCASII OUTSIDE THEN RETURNED ON COURSE. NO PROB.

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.