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An air carrier pilot deviating right of course for weather reported ATC questioned them when they turned left for further deviations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1752933 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
ATC assigned a deviation right of course and then a direct to a fix when clearing severe weather. After clearing the first major buildup on our current heading a build up on our current course appeared and we then turned left (still right of course by at least 20 miles) but we did so without advising ATC. I can't say how much time elapsed but I'd guess 2 to 5 minutes. ATC called us up and asked if we had changed our heading and we indicated that we had turned left to avoid a buildup in front of us. The controller did not seem happy that we didn't notify him. The captain seemed expressed that although we were still right of course and did move in the interest of safety that we should submit a report. Shortly after the conversation we cleared the weather and went direct to our next fix and ATC did not say anything else. Lack of communication. Advise ATC immediately if changing heading to avoid severe weather.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier pilot deviating right of course for weather reported ATC questioned them when they turned left for further deviations.
Narrative: ATC assigned a deviation right of course and then a direct to a fix when clearing severe weather. After clearing the first major buildup on our current heading a build up on our current course appeared and we then turned left (still right of course by at least 20 miles) but we did so without advising ATC. I can't say how much time elapsed but I'd guess 2 to 5 minutes. ATC called us up and asked if we had changed our heading and we indicated that we had turned left to avoid a buildup in front of us. The Controller did not seem happy that we didn't notify him. The Captain seemed expressed that although we were still right of course and did move in the interest of safety that we should submit a report. Shortly after the conversation we cleared the weather and went direct to our next fix and ATC did not say anything else. Lack of communication. Advise ATC immediately if changing heading to avoid severe weather.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.