37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Attributes | |
ACN | 377520 |
Time | |
Date | 199708 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : fwa |
State Reference | IN |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6000 |
ASRS Report | 377520 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Went through a line of thunderstorms. Stayed visual all the time, and used the radar to deviate around the thunderstorms. Got some moderate turbulence. At no time was aircraft control lost, just rough ride. Stayed 20 mi from thunderstorms. Am writing because of FAA 800 line. It is now the standard that if anything happens you can expect some passenger to call the FAA 800 hot line and say it was an unsafe flight. Now I must deal with the FAA. This 800 line must be removed, it is not helping, but tying up the FAA and my time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A DC9 DEVIATED AROUND TSTMS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A SMOOTHER RIDE FOR THE PAX. RPTR CONCERNED THAT A PAX WILL USE FAA'S 800 HOT LINE TO RPT THIS FLT AS UNSAFE.
Narrative: WENT THROUGH A LINE OF TSTMS. STAYED VISUAL ALL THE TIME, AND USED THE RADAR TO DEVIATE AROUND THE TSTMS. GOT SOME MODERATE TURB. AT NO TIME WAS ACFT CTL LOST, JUST ROUGH RIDE. STAYED 20 MI FROM TSTMS. AM WRITING BECAUSE OF FAA 800 LINE. IT IS NOW THE STANDARD THAT IF ANYTHING HAPPENS YOU CAN EXPECT SOME PAX TO CALL THE FAA 800 HOT LINE AND SAY IT WAS AN UNSAFE FLT. NOW I MUST DEAL WITH THE FAA. THIS 800 LINE MUST BE REMOVED, IT IS NOT HELPING, BUT TYING UP THE FAA AND MY TIME.
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.