FK10 captain was required to use his emergency authority/authorized when he avoided a reported volca...

Attributes
ACN	424109
Time
Date	199812
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmex
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pap
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	424109
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Deviation for volcano. Pbc approach/tower cleared flight abcd for VOR/DME runway 17. WX clear, winds calm. Flight plan reports volcanic ash in area from volcano popo located 40 mi southwest of puebla with prevailing winds from southwest. We flew course reversal, procedure turn and approach while using captain's emergency authority/authorized to remain safe from volcano popo as possible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK10 CAPT WAS REQUIRED TO USE HIS EMER AUTH WHEN HE AVOIDED A RPTED VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD.

Narrative: DEV FOR VOLCANO. PBC APCH/TWR CLRED FLT ABCD FOR VOR/DME RWY 17. WX CLR, WINDS CALM. FLT PLAN RPTS VOLCANIC ASH IN AREA FROM VOLCANO POPO LOCATED 40 MI SW OF PUEBLA WITH PREVAILING WINDS FROM SW. WE FLEW COURSE REVERSAL, PROC TURN AND APCH WHILE USING CAPT'S EMER AUTH TO REMAIN SAFE FROM VOLCANO POPO AS POSSIBLE.

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.

FK10 captain was required to use his emergency authority/authorized when he avoided a reported volcanic ash cloud.