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Captain of a B757 exercised his emergency authority/authorized to circumnav WX during an atlantic oceanic flight for WX avoidance. ATC had previously denied request.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381139 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ecg |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 381139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 381140 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Location: A300. Northbound on A300 at FL390 between huber and downt was unable to obtain a clearance to deviate for thunderstorms on the airway. Deviated 14.5 mi east to avoid the WX while executing my captain's emergency authority/authorized. Made appropriate calls, returned to route about downt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B757 EXERCISED HIS EMER AUTH TO CIRCUMNAV WX DURING AN ATLANTIC OCEANIC FLT FOR WX AVOIDANCE. ATC HAD PREVIOUSLY DENIED REQUEST.
Narrative: LOCATION: A300. NBOUND ON A300 AT FL390 BTWN HUBER AND DOWNT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A CLRNC TO DEVIATE FOR TSTMS ON THE AIRWAY. DEVIATED 14.5 MI E TO AVOID THE WX WHILE EXECUTING MY CAPT'S EMER AUTH. MADE APPROPRIATE CALLS, RETURNED TO RTE ABOUT DOWNT.
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.