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A B727 flying in the area of sax, nj, encounters thunderstorm buildups and is unable to accept clearance. Controller declares an emergency for the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380089 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sax |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent 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 |
| ASRS Report | 380089 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 380090 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
This incident occurred on flight xx from ord to ewr. Approaching shaff intersection on the shaff arrival, new york TRACON issued holding instructions that we were unable to comply with due to WX. ATC then issued a vector that we also could not comply with due to WX. The controller then stated that we were now an emergency aircraft and could proceed on our current heading and handed us off to approach control. We landed at ewr a few mins later. We were not in an emergency situation but could not comply with the controller's instructions due to numerous cells in the area. Supplemental information from acn 380091: approaching shaff intersection, ATC issued holding instructions for shaff intersection. We were unable to comply with holding due to WX at shaff. ATC then issued us a turn towards the area of heaviest WX which we were again unable to comply with. ATC then declared us an emergency aircraft. Controller was very busy and apparently didn't have time to further assist us, so he declared us an emergency aircraft and handed us off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 FLYING IN THE AREA OF SAX, NJ, ENCOUNTERS TSTM BUILDUPS AND IS UNABLE TO ACCEPT CLRNC. CTLR DECLARES AN EMER FOR THE ACFT.
Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FLT XX FROM ORD TO EWR. APCHING SHAFF INTXN ON THE SHAFF ARR, NEW YORK TRACON ISSUED HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH DUE TO WX. ATC THEN ISSUED A VECTOR THAT WE ALSO COULD NOT COMPLY WITH DUE TO WX. THE CTLR THEN STATED THAT WE WERE NOW AN EMER ACFT AND COULD PROCEED ON OUR CURRENT HDG AND HANDED US OFF TO APCH CTL. WE LANDED AT EWR A FEW MINS LATER. WE WERE NOT IN AN EMER SIT BUT COULD NOT COMPLY WITH THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS DUE TO NUMEROUS CELLS IN THE AREA. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 380091: APCHING SHAFF INTXN, ATC ISSUED HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHAFF INTXN. WE WERE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH HOLDING DUE TO WX AT SHAFF. ATC THEN ISSUED US A TURN TOWARDS THE AREA OF HEAVIEST WX WHICH WE WERE AGAIN UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH. ATC THEN DECLARED US AN EMER ACFT. CTLR WAS VERY BUSY AND APPARENTLY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO FURTHER ASSIST US, SO HE DECLARED US AN EMER ACFT AND HANDED US OFF.
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.