B767 flight crew is informed of ATC outage in brazil 4:00 into their flight and told to return to mc...

Attributes
ACN	746666
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 6700
ASRS Report	746666
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 245 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	746663
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility

Narrative:

About 100 miles south of miami; our flight received a SELCAL from dispatch informing us that amazonica (sbaz) control was not accepting any aircraft at this time due to a complete ATC shutdown. All brazil bound aircraft would have to land short of brazilian airspace. Dispatch requested we overfly miami and land at mco; as mia had no personnel to handle. We asked for and received a clearance from miami ATC to proceed to mco. After conferring with dispatch on performance and maintenance issues; we completed an overweight landing on runway 36R at approximately 355.0 pounds; flaps 25. An overweight landing maintenance inspection was accomplished without delay; we were fueled and on our way to sbgr in less than 1 hour at the gate.supplemental information from acn 746663: two hours into my break; I was awakened by flight attendant with instructions to return to cockpit because we were landing in mco. Brazil ATC had stopped accepting traffic so we were turned around. Since we were only four hours into a 10 hour flight; we had a great deal of fuel and needed to land heavyweight. Touched down in mco at 355;000 pounds. Maintenance accomplished the heavyweight landing check and we were cleared for departure about an hour later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT CREW IS INFORMED OF ATC OUTAGE IN BRAZIL 4:00 INTO THEIR FLT AND TOLD TO RETURN TO MCO BY THEIR COMPANY.

Narrative: ABOUT 100 MILES S OF MIAMI; OUR FLT RECEIVED A SELCAL FROM DISPATCH INFORMING US THAT AMAZONICA (SBAZ) CTL WAS NOT ACCEPTING ANY ACFT AT THIS TIME DUE TO A COMPLETE ATC SHUTDOWN. ALL BRAZIL BOUND ACFT WOULD HAVE TO LAND SHORT OF BRAZILIAN AIRSPACE. DISPATCH REQUESTED WE OVERFLY MIAMI AND LAND AT MCO; AS MIA HAD NO PERSONNEL TO HANDLE. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A CLRNC FROM MIAMI ATC TO PROCEED TO MCO. AFTER CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH ON PERFORMANCE AND MAINT ISSUES; WE COMPLETED AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG ON RWY 36R AT APPROX 355.0 LBS; FLAPS 25. AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG MAINT INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT DELAY; WE WERE FUELED AND ON OUR WAY TO SBGR IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR AT THE GATE.SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 746663: TWO HOURS INTO MY BREAK; I WAS AWAKENED BY FLT ATTENDANT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURN TO COCKPIT BECAUSE WE WERE LNDG IN MCO. BRAZIL ATC HAD STOPPED ACCEPTING TFC SO WE WERE TURNED AROUND. SINCE WE WERE ONLY FOUR HOURS INTO A 10 HOUR FLT; WE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF FUEL AND NEEDED TO LAND HEAVYWEIGHT. TOUCHED DOWN IN MCO AT 355;000 LBS. MAINT ACCOMPLISHED THE HEAVYWEIGHT LNDG CHECK AND WE WERE CLRED FOR DEP ABOUT AN HOUR LATER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

B767 flight crew is informed of ATC outage in brazil 4:00 into their flight and told to return to mco by their company.