Captain declared an emergency to deviate around a line of severe thunderstorms on a pacific ocean route, an overwater operation.

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Attributes
ACN	296242
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mjzs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific enroute airway : r464
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	296242
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Declared emergency at PM16Z at W138 000 on R464 at FL350 to deviate approximately 10 mi south of course for WX. Returned on course W138 44 at PM23Z and declared end of emergency (unable to receive ATC clearance before deviation).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT DECLARED AN EMER TO DEVIATE AROUND A LINE OF SEVERE TSTMS ON A PACIFIC OCEAN RTE, AN OVERWATER OP.

Narrative: DECLARED EMER AT PM16Z AT W138 000 ON R464 AT FL350 TO DEVIATE APPROX 10 MI S OF COURSE FOR WX. RETURNED ON COURSE W138 44 AT PM23Z AND DECLARED END OF EMER (UNABLE TO RECEIVE ATC CLRNC BEFORE DEV).

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.