<< >> NASA ASRS Report 245889, July 1993

Airborne air carrier requested deviation for WX and unable to fly assigned heading. ATC instructed aircraft to return to ord.

Attributes
ACN	245889
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4350 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	245889
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During the scheduled flight from ord to sdf and climbing south of ord there were thunderstorms in our route as we requested vectors to avoid WX. ATC notified us that if further vectors were required, we would have to go back to ord. Since we requested further vectors, we were ordered to go back to ord. The captain took over communications and requested direct sdf as ATC kept ordering us to go back to ord. A landing was uneventful at ord but the captain requested a full investigation of why we could not proceed to sdf and avoid WX.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRBORNE ACR REQUESTED DEV FOR WX AND UNABLE TO FLY ASSIGNED HDG. ATC INSTRUCTED ACFT TO RETURN TO ORD.

Narrative: DURING THE SCHEDULED FLT FROM ORD TO SDF AND CLBING S OF ORD THERE WERE TSTMS IN OUR RTE AS WE REQUESTED VECTORS TO AVOID WX. ATC NOTIFIED US THAT IF FURTHER VECTORS WERE REQUIRED, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO ORD. SINCE WE REQUESTED FURTHER VECTORS, WE WERE ORDERED TO GO BACK TO ORD. THE CAPT TOOK OVER COMS AND REQUESTED DIRECT SDF AS ATC KEPT ORDERING US TO GO BACK TO ORD. A LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AT ORD BUT THE CAPT REQUESTED A FULL INVESTIGATION OF WHY WE COULD NOT PROCEED TO SDF AND AVOID WX.

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.