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An unauthorized track deviation during the handoff from ATC tower to departure control in order to avoid WX is accepted without problem by the departure controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 527350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Departure from sju required approximately 20 degrees left of track to avoid heavy showers and WX along departure track while switching from tower to departure control. Returned to track with departure control. No conflicts. Normal flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN UNAUTH TRACK DEV DURING THE HDOF FROM ATC TWR TO DEP CTL IN ORDER TO AVOID WX IS ACCEPTED WITHOUT PROB BY THE DEP CTLR.
Narrative: DEP FROM SJU REQUIRED APPROX 20 DEGS L OF TRACK TO AVOID HVY SHOWERS AND WX ALONG DEP TRACK WHILE SWITCHING FROM TWR TO DEP CTL. RETURNED TO TRACK WITH DEP CTL. NO CONFLICTS. NORMAL FLT.
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.