After departure, aircraft 1 was held in TRACON airspace as the next controller could not accept it. Pilot indicated that route to destination was fuel critical and subsequently elected to proceed en route VFR until receiving a new clearance from ARTCC.

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Attributes
ACN	276529
Time
Date	199407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16474 flight time type : 1582
ASRS Report	276529
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed jfk bound for den. We were cleared radar vector rbv J230 J80 den. We departed runway 13R with an initial vector of 185 degree. Departure control then gave us a vector of 330 degrees to climb to 11000 ft. Our next vector was 070 heading maintain 10000 ft. After several min we were given a south vector followed by a right turn to about 070 degrees again. I asked departure what was going on. They replied that the next sector would not accept a handoff. I asked when we could expect a vector on course, the controller did not know. It was now about 20 min after takeoff and we were about overhead jfk at 10000 ft on a vector that would have been more suitable for boston than denver. I explained that jfk-den was somewhat of a fuel critical leg in the MD80 and that we needed a turn on course and a climb in fairly short order. The controller said he understood the situation but was unable to oblige. I again asked what was going on but received no definitive information or estimate of an efc time. I made a quick check of the operations specification and concluded that we could turn on course under VFR while we resolved our clearance difficulties. I elected to do so in the interest of prudent fuel management. In less than 10 min we obtained a new clearance from ZNY and continued on course towards belair (air).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER DEP, ACFT 1 WAS HELD IN TRACON AIRSPACE AS THE NEXT CTLR COULD NOT ACCEPT IT. PLT INDICATED THAT RTE TO DEST WAS FUEL CRITICAL AND SUBSEQUENTLY ELECTED TO PROCEED EN RTE VFR UNTIL RECEIVING A NEW CLRNC FROM ARTCC.

Narrative: DEPARTED JFK BOUND FOR DEN. WE WERE CLRED RADAR VECTOR RBV J230 J80 DEN. WE DEPARTED RWY 13R WITH AN INITIAL VECTOR OF 185 DEG. DEP CTL THEN GAVE US A VECTOR OF 330 DEGS TO CLB TO 11000 FT. OUR NEXT VECTOR WAS 070 HDG MAINTAIN 10000 FT. AFTER SEVERAL MIN WE WERE GIVEN A S VECTOR FOLLOWED BY A R TURN TO ABOUT 070 DEGS AGAIN. I ASKED DEP WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY REPLIED THAT THE NEXT SECTOR WOULD NOT ACCEPT A HDOF. I ASKED WHEN WE COULD EXPECT A VECTOR ON COURSE, THE CTLR DID NOT KNOW. IT WAS NOW ABOUT 20 MIN AFTER TKOF AND WE WERE ABOUT OVERHEAD JFK AT 10000 FT ON A VECTOR THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SUITABLE FOR BOSTON THAN DENVER. I EXPLAINED THAT JFK-DEN WAS SOMEWHAT OF A FUEL CRITICAL LEG IN THE MD80 AND THAT WE NEEDED A TURN ON COURSE AND A CLB IN FAIRLY SHORT ORDER. THE CTLR SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THE SIT BUT WAS UNABLE TO OBLIGE. I AGAIN ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON BUT RECEIVED NO DEFINITIVE INFO OR ESTIMATE OF AN EFC TIME. I MADE A QUICK CHK OF THE OPS SPEC AND CONCLUDED THAT WE COULD TURN ON COURSE UNDER VFR WHILE WE RESOLVED OUR CLRNC DIFFICULTIES. I ELECTED TO DO SO IN THE INTEREST OF PRUDENT FUEL MGMNT. IN LESS THAN 10 MIN WE OBTAINED A NEW CLRNC FROM ZNY AND CONTINUED ON COURSE TOWARDS BELAIR (AIR).

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.