During WX avoidance, medium large transport turned further than cleared.

Attributes
ACN	187678
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 32000 msl bound upper : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : dsm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 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 last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	187678
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Asked ATC to deviate around thunderstorm over stl. ATC approved 10 degree left turn. After 5 calls to center requesting additional left turn with no reply I instructed the first officer to go around the WX. The controller saw our deviation and said that a turn back right was required for traffic. He then instructed another aircraft a right turn for traffic (us) with the comment 'be glad he didn't run into you'. Our aircraft was TCASII equipped and we had the other traffic on TCASII. At no time were we closer than 10 DME and it all could have been avoided if the controller would have answered 1 of our 5 calls. His comment was uncalled for.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING WX AVOIDANCE, MLG TURNED FURTHER THAN CLRED.

Narrative: ASKED ATC TO DEVIATE AROUND TSTM OVER STL. ATC APPROVED 10 DEG L TURN. AFTER 5 CALLS TO CENTER REQUESTING ADDITIONAL L TURN WITH NO REPLY I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO GAR THE WX. THE CTLR SAW OUR DEV AND SAID THAT A TURN BACK R WAS REQUIRED FOR TFC. HE THEN INSTRUCTED ANOTHER ACFT A R TURN FOR TFC (US) WITH THE COMMENT 'BE GLAD HE DIDN'T RUN INTO YOU'. OUR ACFT WAS TCASII EQUIPPED AND WE HAD THE OTHER TFC ON TCASII. AT NO TIME WERE WE CLOSER THAN 10 DME AND IT ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE CTLR WOULD HAVE ANSWERED 1 OF OUR 5 CALLS. HIS COMMENT WAS UNCALLED FOR.

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.