Command authority/authorized exercised by PIC of a B757 when squawking code 7700 for WX avoidance.

Attributes
ACN	585382
Time
Date	200306
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	585382
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : acft weather radar other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

WX avoidance. Declared emergency, squawked code 7700 to avoid WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMAND AUTH EXERCISED BY PIC OF A B757 WHEN SQUAWKING CODE 7700 FOR WX AVOIDANCE.

Narrative: WX AVOIDANCE. DECLARED EMER, SQUAWKED CODE 7700 TO AVOID WX.

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.