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B727 flight crew requested vector out of severe thunderstorm WX during departure climb from cvg due to turbulence, hail and lightning strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 546620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : cvg.vortac |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Rain Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 546620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : wx/radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wx/radar other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On climb out from cvg, destination atl, initially given the jodub departure to hvq, then vectored off on a 090 degree heading immediately after takeoff and kept on that heading for 25 NM east of cvg. Thunderstorms were in all quadrants on our route of flight. We were able to stay below the WX until our climb to FL230. Passing 13000 ft MSL, encountered heavy rain, moderate turbulence, what we thought was hail, and a flash off the nose of the aircraft. Reported the severe WX to ZID on 126.65. Asked ZID for a vector out of WX because it was very difficult to tell on the radar the best direction to turn to get out of the WX. On a 130 degree heading, we went about 15 NM and were able to get a better ride. We reported hail and lightning, however, when we arrived in atl there was no evidence after inspecting the aircraft that we had actually flown into hail or taken a lightning strike. Hope routing out of cvg will be better for us next time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLC REQUESTED VECTOR OUT OF SEVERE TSTM WX DURING DEP CLB FROM CVG DUE TO TURB, HAIL AND LIGHTNING STRIKE.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM CVG, DEST ATL, INITIALLY GIVEN THE JODUB DEP TO HVQ, THEN VECTORED OFF ON A 090 DEG HDG IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AND KEPT ON THAT HDG FOR 25 NM E OF CVG. TSTMS WERE IN ALL QUADRANTS ON OUR RTE OF FLT. WE WERE ABLE TO STAY BELOW THE WX UNTIL OUR CLB TO FL230. PASSING 13000 FT MSL, ENCOUNTERED HVY RAIN, MODERATE TURB, WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS HAIL, AND A FLASH OFF THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. RPTED THE SEVERE WX TO ZID ON 126.65. ASKED ZID FOR A VECTOR OUT OF WX BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL ON THE RADAR THE BEST DIRECTION TO TURN TO GET OUT OF THE WX. ON A 130 DEG HDG, WE WENT ABOUT 15 NM AND WERE ABLE TO GET A BETTER RIDE. WE RPTED HAIL AND LIGHTNING, HOWEVER, WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ATL THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE AFTER INSPECTING THE ACFT THAT WE HAD ACTUALLY FLOWN INTO HAIL OR TAKEN A LIGHTNING STRIKE. HOPE ROUTING OUT OF CVG WILL BE BETTER FOR US NEXT TIME.
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.