Flight crew deviated from assigned clearance due to severe weather in flight path.

Attributes
ACN	154195
Time
Date	199008
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mip
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	154195
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	154197
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A line of WX just east of milton VOR. The controller (frequency 128.57) let us fly right up to a line of thunderstorms after we told him we could not go through it. We had to call repeatedly when we were 2 mi from the line of storms he gave us a vector right through them. There were repeated calls to advise him we could not turn to the assigned heading. He came back with 'traffic alert identification traffic 11 O'clock FL370', our altitude. We started a turn 90 degree left and a descent which he issued a turn and descent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED CLRNC DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER IN FLIGHT PATH.

Narrative: A LINE OF WX JUST E OF MILTON VOR. THE CTLR (FREQ 128.57) LET US FLY R UP TO A LINE OF TSTMS AFTER WE TOLD HIM WE COULD NOT GO THROUGH IT. WE HAD TO CALL REPEATEDLY WHEN WE WERE 2 MI FROM THE LINE OF STORMS HE GAVE US A VECTOR R THROUGH THEM. THERE WERE REPEATED CALLS TO ADVISE HIM WE COULD NOT TURN TO THE ASSIGNED HDG. HE CAME BACK WITH 'TFC ALERT ID TFC 11 O'CLOCK FL370', OUR ALT. WE STARTED A TURN 90 DEG L AND A DSNT WHICH HE ISSUED A TURN AND DSNT.

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.