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Flight crew of a beech airliner, BE02, diverted to a different alternate airport than planned due to a line of thunderstorms in their flight path at their original destination, as well as their originally filed alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : msy airport : pns |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msy |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 401250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We passed between a line of thunderstorms on advice from ATC. Coming from shv, we attempted to go around north of msy to avoid WX and approach from southeast as previous traffic had done. Thunderstorms moved over msy during our approach. Previous traffic on approach went missed -- reporting windshear and severe turbulence. We decided to head for pns because the WX was good there. Our alternate was listed as btr. That meant we would have to pass through the thunderstorm line again, which was closing up (again we were southeast of msy and thunderstorm line). Btr was not a safe choice, pns was safe. We had about 2000 pounds of fuel. We landed at pns with 1200 pounds of fuel (1 hour 30 mins worth). Landing was uneventful. During diversion, pilot side radio selector switch stuck, disabling communication #1. We were only able to advise company briefly of our diversion (obviously with only communication #2 we needed to talk to ATC with all the aircraft that were diverting from msy). On the ground at pns, mechanic was unable to fix the radio switch. We had to ferry this aircraft to msy for switch replacement. No FARS were violated nor was priority given.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A BEECH AIRLINER, BE02, DIVERTED TO A DIFFERENT ALTERNATE ARPT THAN PLANNED DUE TO A LINE OF TSTMS IN THEIR FLT PATH AT THEIR ORIGINAL DEST, AS WELL AS THEIR ORIGINALLY FILED ALTERNATE.
Narrative: WE PASSED BTWN A LINE OF TSTMS ON ADVICE FROM ATC. COMING FROM SHV, WE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND N OF MSY TO AVOID WX AND APCH FROM SE AS PREVIOUS TFC HAD DONE. TSTMS MOVED OVER MSY DURING OUR APCH. PREVIOUS TFC ON APCH WENT MISSED -- RPTING WINDSHEAR AND SEVERE TURB. WE DECIDED TO HEAD FOR PNS BECAUSE THE WX WAS GOOD THERE. OUR ALTERNATE WAS LISTED AS BTR. THAT MEANT WE WOULD HAVE TO PASS THROUGH THE TSTM LINE AGAIN, WHICH WAS CLOSING UP (AGAIN WE WERE SE OF MSY AND TSTM LINE). BTR WAS NOT A SAFE CHOICE, PNS WAS SAFE. WE HAD ABOUT 2000 LBS OF FUEL. WE LANDED AT PNS WITH 1200 LBS OF FUEL (1 HR 30 MINS WORTH). LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING DIVERSION, PLT SIDE RADIO SELECTOR SWITCH STUCK, DISABLING COM #1. WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO ADVISE COMPANY BRIEFLY OF OUR DIVERSION (OBVIOUSLY WITH ONLY COM #2 WE NEEDED TO TALK TO ATC WITH ALL THE ACFT THAT WERE DIVERTING FROM MSY). ON THE GND AT PNS, MECH WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE RADIO SWITCH. WE HAD TO FERRY THIS ACFT TO MSY FOR SWITCH REPLACEMENT. NO FARS WERE VIOLATED NOR WAS PRIORITY GIVEN.
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.