Emergency declared due to heavy WX.

Attributes
ACN	277577
Time
Date	199407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : atl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	277577
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 other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

On takeoff from atlanta at marker, aircraft turned to 070 as we climbed to 10000 ft. Directly on the departure corridor was a build up that showed severe on our radar. At the top was a definite swirling hook. The radar was changed from 40- 10 then 5 mi scale. Several calls were made to departure control with requests to climb or turn. Departure said they would not. The captain took the radio and told the controller we were turning to 360 degrees at 10000 ft. Prior to the turn, the captain declared an emergency, then turned. The thunderstorm was barely avoided and all subsequent turns and climbs with departure were normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED DUE TO HVY WX.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM ATLANTA AT MARKER, ACFT TURNED TO 070 AS WE CLBED TO 10000 FT. DIRECTLY ON THE DEP CORRIDOR WAS A BUILD UP THAT SHOWED SEVERE ON OUR RADAR. AT THE TOP WAS A DEFINITE SWIRLING HOOK. THE RADAR WAS CHANGED FROM 40- 10 THEN 5 MI SCALE. SEVERAL CALLS WERE MADE TO DEP CTL WITH REQUESTS TO CLB OR TURN. DEP SAID THEY WOULD NOT. THE CAPT TOOK THE RADIO AND TOLD THE CTLR WE WERE TURNING TO 360 DEGS AT 10000 FT. PRIOR TO THE TURN, THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER, THEN TURNED. THE TSTM WAS BARELY AVOIDED AND ALL SUBSEQUENT TURNS AND CLBS WITH DEP WERE NORMAL.

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.