An air carrier crew used its emergency authority/authorized to avoid thunderstorms over the pacific.

Attributes
ACN	255065
Time
Date	199310
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hnl
State Reference	HI
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 18000
ASRS Report	255065
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

About 148 west on R464 we requested an ATC clearance to deviate south of course to avoid strong returning thunderstorms. Request denied. I declared an emergency and deviated thunderstorms.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW USED ITS EMER AUTH TO AVOID TSTMS OVER THE PACIFIC.

Narrative: ABOUT 148 W ON R464 WE REQUESTED AN ATC CLRNC TO DEVIATE S OF COURSE TO AVOID STRONG RETURNING TSTMS. REQUEST DENIED. I DECLARED AN EMER AND DEVIATED TSTMS.

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.