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Air carrier captain reports being flight planned to fly through a typhoon. A more direct route that avoids the typhoon is planned over china.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 967535 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RJAA.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Flight was planned to travel A590 to avoid a typhoon between philippines and taiwan. This flightplan would have taken the flight directly to the eye of the storm. Dispatcher was totally convinced it was the best and safest route as per [the computer flight planning]. It took some hard talk to re-route over china to avoid the typhoon. Dispatcher was reluctant to change the route due to chinese communication /policy difficulties. The flight avoided the typhoon and had a 40 minutes shorter flight time. A. The matter of planning shorter and best route using [this computer] undoubtedly brings serious questions operating safe flights.B. Dispatchers must have the ability to re-route flights over china without the pressure of costs/policy.C. China over-fly is shorter. This matter should be reviewed unless the cost is prohibitive.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reports being flight planned to fly through a typhoon. A more direct route that avoids the typhoon is planned over China.
Narrative: Flight was planned to travel A590 to avoid a typhoon between Philippines and Taiwan. This flightplan would have taken the flight directly to the eye of the storm. Dispatcher was totally convinced it was the best and safest route as per [the computer flight planning]. It took some hard talk to re-route over China to avoid the typhoon. Dispatcher was reluctant to change the route due to Chinese communication /policy difficulties. The flight avoided the typhoon and had a 40 minutes shorter flight time. A. The matter of planning shorter and best route using [this computer] undoubtedly brings serious questions operating safe flights.B. Dispatchers must have the ability to re-route flights over China without the pressure of costs/policy.C. China over-fly is shorter. This matter should be reviewed unless the cost is prohibitive.
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.