An air carrier airbus 300 crew deviated from WX into W122.

Attributes
ACN	359081
Time
Date	199701
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ecg
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	359081
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Coming north on R763 at FL310 approaching fairr, our radar was painting scattered thunderstorm just on the south of, and slightly west of bacus. I asked for, on HF, a deviation up to 30 mi to the west of the airway to elizabeth city. I did not foresee any problem getting a clearance. I started to deviate in the direction paralleling the airway, then turning further away from the thunderstorm. Commercial radio called us and said the warning areas were active and no approval would be given. I was just about to declare an emergency when we saw we could top most of the WX and pass around the largest cell by heading now back to bacus and deviating on the northwest side. We got ZDC at bacus and they worked out a deviation for us. I waited for 5 mins or less. ZDC made no mention of our first deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR AIRBUS 300 CREW DEVIATED FROM WX INTO W122.

Narrative: COMING N ON R763 AT FL310 APCHING FAIRR, OUR RADAR WAS PAINTING SCATTERED TSTM JUST ON THE S OF, AND SLIGHTLY W OF BACUS. I ASKED FOR, ON HF, A DEV UP TO 30 MI TO THE W OF THE AIRWAY TO ELIZABETH CITY. I DID NOT FORESEE ANY PROB GETTING A CLRNC. I STARTED TO DEVIATE IN THE DIRECTION PARALLELING THE AIRWAY, THEN TURNING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TSTM. COMMERCIAL RADIO CALLED US AND SAID THE WARNING AREAS WERE ACTIVE AND NO APPROVAL WOULD BE GIVEN. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO DECLARE AN EMER WHEN WE SAW WE COULD TOP MOST OF THE WX AND PASS AROUND THE LARGEST CELL BY HDG NOW BACK TO BACUS AND DEVIATING ON THE NW SIDE. WE GOT ZDC AT BACUS AND THEY WORKED OUT A DEV FOR US. I WAITED FOR 5 MINS OR LESS. ZDC MADE NO MENTION OF OUR FIRST DEV.

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.