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Revised heading issued to air carrier medium large transport after flight crew declares an emergency due to thunderstorm activity in proximity of aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311903 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 311903 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
After takeoff we accepted a 360 degree turn. Reaching 360 degree heading we saw that clearance between 2 convective cells would not be sufficient and asked for further turn to 030 degrees. Departure controller said 'unable, traffic at 11000 ft crossing above you.' we told him of build-ups at our 12 O'clock position and said we needed a turn to at least 025 degrees. He replied 'unable.' I then told him we had to have the turn. He asked if I was declaring an emergency. I replied 'affirmative' and asked him to 'clear the airspace to our right.' no further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REVISED HDG ISSUED TO ACR MLG AFTER FLC DECLARES AN EMER DUE TO TSTM ACTIVITY IN PROX OF ACFT.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF WE ACCEPTED A 360 DEG TURN. REACHING 360 DEG HDG WE SAW THAT CLRNC BTWN 2 CONVECTIVE CELLS WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT AND ASKED FOR FURTHER TURN TO 030 DEGS. DEP CTLR SAID 'UNABLE, TFC AT 11000 FT XING ABOVE YOU.' WE TOLD HIM OF BUILD-UPS AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS AND SAID WE NEEDED A TURN TO AT LEAST 025 DEGS. HE REPLIED 'UNABLE.' I THEN TOLD HIM WE HAD TO HAVE THE TURN. HE ASKED IF I WAS DECLARING AN EMER. I REPLIED 'AFFIRMATIVE' AND ASKED HIM TO 'CLR THE AIRSPACE TO OUR R.' NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.