MD80 flight crew landing mia assigned emergency code by ATC during WX deviations.

Attributes
ACN	589281
Time
Date	200307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : dhp.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : cypress
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	589281
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Originally cleared CYY3 arrival. We never did actually fly any of it. Abeam cyy was cleared to deviate to right of a large thunderstorm. Tops above 40000 ft and very turbulent overhangs. Nasty storm. Further south the controller asked if we could turn left in 10 mi to a 090 degree heading. Replied unable. Controller responded, 'squawk 7700, fly heading 150 degrees.' we were VMC. Advised him I could do a left 160 degrees and come around from east. He said, 'no, fly 150 degrees, squawk 7700.' a few mins later we were able to turn east and controller had us stop squawking 7700. He was very helpful in getting us lower so as to stay below some severe under-hang. Not sure if we clipped the restr airspace over the gulf. Was kind of surprised when told to squawk 7700. Guess we as well as others behind and in front had the same occurrence. I would like to thank the controller for staying calm and using such a straight forward solution.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW LNDG MIA ASSIGNED EMER CODE BY ATC DURING WX DEVS.

Narrative: ORIGINALLY CLRED CYY3 ARR. WE NEVER DID ACTUALLY FLY ANY OF IT. ABEAM CYY WAS CLRED TO DEVIATE TO R OF A LARGE TSTM. TOPS ABOVE 40000 FT AND VERY TURBULENT OVERHANGS. NASTY STORM. FURTHER S THE CTLR ASKED IF WE COULD TURN L IN 10 MI TO A 090 DEG HDG. REPLIED UNABLE. CTLR RESPONDED, 'SQUAWK 7700, FLY HEADING 150 DEGS.' WE WERE VMC. ADVISED HIM I COULD DO A L 160 DEGS AND COME AROUND FROM E. HE SAID, 'NO, FLY 150 DEGS, SQUAWK 7700.' A FEW MINS LATER WE WERE ABLE TO TURN E AND CTLR HAD US STOP SQUAWKING 7700. HE WAS VERY HELPFUL IN GETTING US LOWER SO AS TO STAY BELOW SOME SEVERE UNDER-HANG. NOT SURE IF WE CLIPPED THE RESTR AIRSPACE OVER THE GULF. WAS KIND OF SURPRISED WHEN TOLD TO SQUAWK 7700. GUESS WE AS WELL AS OTHERS BEHIND AND IN FRONT HAD THE SAME OCCURRENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CTLR FOR STAYING CALM AND USING SUCH A STRAIGHT FORWARD SOLUTION.

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.