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Air carrier flight crew departing psp requested and received a VFR climb from ATC to avoid the loop around emrud. No problems were encountered but crew had second thoughts later.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 841680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PSP.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID CATH9 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Climbout from psp. Clearance was cathedral 9 departure from runway 31L. During initial contact with departure; we asked for and received at 'VFR climb' clearance to 7000 ft; climb and maintain 13000 ft on course. With this clearance; it is my understanding that traffic and terrain separation is our responsibility and that we need not climb in the holding pattern over psp VOR to obtain the IFR MCA altitude noted in ball note 'a.' there wasn't a terrain or traffic issue that I am aware of.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew departing PSP requested and received a VFR climb from ATC to avoid the loop around EMRUD. No problems were encountered but crew had second thoughts later.
Narrative: Climbout from PSP. Clearance was Cathedral 9 departure from Runway 31L. During initial contact with departure; we asked for and received at 'VFR climb' clearance to 7000 FT; climb and maintain 13000 FT on course. With this clearance; it is my understanding that traffic and terrain separation is our responsibility and that we need not climb in the holding pattern over PSP VOR to obtain the IFR MCA altitude noted in ball note 'A.' There wasn't a terrain or traffic issue that I am aware of.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.