<< >> NASA ASRS Report 473755, May 2000

A B727-200 PIC's report on ZJX controller having the flight squawk code 7700 when aircraft had been vectored into the military warning area during WX avoidance procedures east of sav, GA.

Attributes
ACN	473755
Time
Date	200005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sav.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
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 : 16000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	473755
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

ZJX put us on a vector to deviate east of a line of thunderstorms that stretched southwest to northeast through northern florida and georgia. Numerous aircraft were deviating east of the line, center gave us a radar vector of 215 degrees, then told us to squawk 7700. As we were on a vector we followed his instructions. Other aircraft were also told to squawk 7700. We were clear of the WX on the east side of the line. We were concerned when the controller told us and other aircraft to squawk transponder code 7700, that he may have vectored us into a military restr area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 PIC'S RPT ON ZJX CTLR HAVING THE FLT SQUAWK CODE 7700 WHEN ACFT HAD BEEN VECTORED INTO THE MIL WARNING AREA DURING WX AVOIDANCE PROCS E OF SAV, GA.

Narrative: ZJX PUT US ON A VECTOR TO DEVIATE E OF A LINE OF TSTMS THAT STRETCHED SW TO NE THROUGH NORTHERN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA. NUMEROUS ACFT WERE DEVIATING E OF THE LINE, CTR GAVE US A RADAR VECTOR OF 215 DEGS, THEN TOLD US TO SQUAWK 7700. AS WE WERE ON A VECTOR WE FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS. OTHER ACFT WERE ALSO TOLD TO SQUAWK 7700. WE WERE CLR OF THE WX ON THE E SIDE OF THE LINE. WE WERE CONCERNED WHEN THE CTLR TOLD US AND OTHER ACFT TO SQUAWK XPONDER CODE 7700, THAT HE MAY HAVE VECTORED US INTO A MIL RESTR AREA.

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.