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An MD80 crew, departing den, encountered turbulence, spawning the crew's request for a different heading. The request was granted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 552310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d01.tracon tower : den.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d01.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 552310 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 6 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
After takeoff from denver and just as we were switching from tower to departure, we encountered some moderate turbulence (enough that afterwards the flight attendants said they almost got sick and passenger were gasping). We were on the fringe of a cell that had held departures for a while at den. I told the first officer to tell departure that we needed a heading of 130 degrees. Our initial heading given on takeoff was 155 degrees -- right into the cell. Departure said they couldn't give it to us -- they had traffic to our left. I told him to tell them we couldn't give them 155 degrees. After a pause, they said ok and maybe next time we should get tower to give us that heading. At the time of takeoff, I didn't think we would need that heading and also didn't think it would be so rough.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CREW, DEPARTING DEN, ENCOUNTERED TURB, SPAWNING THE CREW'S REQUEST FOR A DIFFERENT HDG. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM DENVER AND JUST AS WE WERE SWITCHING FROM TWR TO DEP, WE ENCOUNTERED SOME MODERATE TURB (ENOUGH THAT AFTERWARDS THE FLT ATTENDANTS SAID THEY ALMOST GOT SICK AND PAX WERE GASPING). WE WERE ON THE FRINGE OF A CELL THAT HAD HELD DEPS FOR A WHILE AT DEN. I TOLD THE FO TO TELL DEP THAT WE NEEDED A HDG OF 130 DEGS. OUR INITIAL HDG GIVEN ON TKOF WAS 155 DEGS -- RIGHT INTO THE CELL. DEP SAID THEY COULDN'T GIVE IT TO US -- THEY HAD TFC TO OUR L. I TOLD HIM TO TELL THEM WE COULDN'T GIVE THEM 155 DEGS. AFTER A PAUSE, THEY SAID OK AND MAYBE NEXT TIME WE SHOULD GET TWR TO GIVE US THAT HDG. AT THE TIME OF TKOF, I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD NEED THAT HDG AND ALSO DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE SO ROUGH.
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.