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An air carrier captain flying MD80 decides to exercise his emergency authority/authorized as PIC to circumnav thunderstorms located on his cleared arrival procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : torrie |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 440141 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Unable to stay on arrival due to thunderstorms. Entered restr airspace to avoid. Squawked 7700 and utilized captain's emergency authority/authorized to conduct flight clear of thunderstorms.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT FLYING MD80 DECIDES TO EXERCISE HIS EMER AUTH AS PIC TO CIRCUMNAV TSTMS LOCATED ON HIS CLRED ARR PROC.
Narrative: UNABLE TO STAY ON ARR DUE TO TSTMS. ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE TO AVOID. SQUAWKED 7700 AND UTILIZED CAPT'S EMER AUTH TO CONDUCT FLT CLR OF TSTMS.
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.