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ARTCC controller activated emergency authority/authorized to a captain of a B757 to permit deviation around thunderstorms during climb since the ARTCC controller could not provide heading or altitude change for them to avoid WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : vqq.vor |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1425 |
| ASRS Report | 432665 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wx radar other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : returned to intended course flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing via 355 degree heading, ZJX cleared to FL250. Heavy WX cells to the east. ZJX kept trying to vector us into WX. We informed them we wanted to avoid the cells and advised we needed westerly heading to avoid or higher altitude in order to avoid WX. We were denied both or either. We informed ZJX we weren't flying into a cell. ZJX said 'understand you're exercising your emergency authority/authorized, deviation approved.' we turned to heading 335 degrees for approximately 40 NM. Next controller cleared us direct irq and FL330.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR ACTIVATED EMER AUTH TO A CAPT OF A B757 TO PERMIT DEV AROUND TSTMS DURING CLB SINCE THE ARTCC CTLR COULD NOT PROVIDE HDG OR ALT CHANGE FOR THEM TO AVOID WX.
Narrative: CLBING VIA 355 DEG HDG, ZJX CLRED TO FL250. HVY WX CELLS TO THE E. ZJX KEPT TRYING TO VECTOR US INTO WX. WE INFORMED THEM WE WANTED TO AVOID THE CELLS AND ADVISED WE NEEDED WESTERLY HDG TO AVOID OR HIGHER ALT IN ORDER TO AVOID WX. WE WERE DENIED BOTH OR EITHER. WE INFORMED ZJX WE WEREN'T FLYING INTO A CELL. ZJX SAID 'UNDERSTAND YOU'RE EXERCISING YOUR EMER AUTH, DEV APPROVED.' WE TURNED TO HDG 335 DEGS FOR APPROX 40 NM. NEXT CTLR CLRED US DIRECT IRQ AND FL330.
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.