Air carrier cleared to turn for WX avoidance approachs center holding pattern.

Attributes
ACN	195190
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	195190
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Assigned to bwi approach from iad approach. Encountered severe thunderstorm with heavy rain and lightning. Notified bwi approach we would turn 20-30 degrees left to get out of thunderstorm. Bwi replied to turn to a heading 110 degrees when able. A long silence which bothered me. Bwi approach then came back turn immediately to 180 degrees and descend to 6000 from 9000. We disengaged autoplt and put aircraft in 40 degree bank turn and pulled spoilers descending. Bwi approach said we were approaching a ZNY holding pattern. There was a strong crosswind from the left (55- 60 KTS) which caused us to move faster to the left than the controller realized.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CLRED TO TURN FOR WX AVOIDANCE APCHS CENTER HOLDING PATTERN.

Narrative: ASSIGNED TO BWI APCH FROM IAD APCH. ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TSTM WITH HVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. NOTIFIED BWI APCH WE WOULD TURN 20-30 DEGS L TO GET OUT OF TSTM. BWI REPLIED TO TURN TO A HDG 110 DEGS WHEN ABLE. A LONG SILENCE WHICH BOTHERED ME. BWI APCH THEN CAME BACK TURN IMMEDIATELY TO 180 DEGS AND DSND TO 6000 FROM 9000. WE DISENGAGED AUTOPLT AND PUT ACFT IN 40 DEG BANK TURN AND PULLED SPOILERS DSNDING. BWI APCH SAID WE WERE APCHING A ZNY HOLDING PATTERN. THERE WAS A STRONG XWIND FROM THE L (55- 60 KTS) WHICH CAUSED US TO MOVE FASTER TO THE L THAN THE CTLR REALIZED.

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.