Air carrier first officer used ARTCC frequency to pass WX information to opposite direction company ...

Attributes
ACN	148458
Time
Date	199006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lev
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	148458
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While working the radios on this flight, west/O permission from center, I called another company flight traveling in the opp direction to give them the WX they could expect going into mia where we had just departed. As this is thunderstorm season this is common practice. I could tell that while we were talking we interfered with center's transmission. When we finished I heard center call another aircraft to direct them to turn immediately or they were in a hot restr area. Nothing was said to us by anyone, but it is my feeling that we may have contributed to the situation by interfering with center's transmission to the other aircraft. The captain on my flight had no part in this. It was over before he even realized what had happened. In the future I will be careful to make a request to center before I talk to another aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FO USED ARTCC FREQ TO PASS WX INFORMATION TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION COMPANY FLT.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING THE RADIOS ON THIS FLT, W/O PERMISSION FROM CENTER, I CALLED ANOTHER COMPANY FLT TRAVELING IN THE OPP DIRECTION TO GIVE THEM THE WX THEY COULD EXPECT GOING INTO MIA WHERE WE HAD JUST DEPARTED. AS THIS IS TSTM SEASON THIS IS COMMON PRACTICE. I COULD TELL THAT WHILE WE WERE TALKING WE INTERFERED WITH CENTER'S XMISSION. WHEN WE FINISHED I HEARD CENTER CALL ANOTHER ACFT TO DIRECT THEM TO TURN IMMEDIATELY OR THEY WERE IN A HOT RESTR AREA. NOTHING WAS SAID TO US BY ANYONE, BUT IT IS MY FEELING THAT WE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SITUATION BY INTERFERING WITH CENTER'S XMISSION TO THE OTHER ACFT. THE CAPT ON MY FLT HAD NO PART IN THIS. IT WAS OVER BEFORE HE EVEN REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE CAREFUL TO MAKE A REQUEST TO CENTER BEFORE I TALK TO ANOTHER ACFT.

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.

Air carrier first officer used ARTCC frequency to pass WX information to opposite direction company flight.