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Flight crew unable to comply with ATC request for descent due to tops of thunderstorms. Controller vectored them for traffic conflict with no further problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : txx |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 332040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ATC requested a descent from FL330 to FL290. Could not comply because we were crossing over a line of thunderstorms and a descent would have put us into the tops of the storms. ATC advised us to fly present heading to avoid a conflict. Once clear of the storms, we advised ATC that we could descend and or turn to help them out. They advised us to remain on present heading and everything was fine. There appeared to be no conflict with other aircraft. ZME was the ATC facility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH ATC REQUEST FOR DSCNT DUE TO TOPS OF TSTMS. CTLR VECTORED THEM FOR TFC CONFLICT WITH NO FURTHER PROB.
Narrative: ATC REQUESTED A DSCNT FROM FL330 TO FL290. COULD NOT COMPLY BECAUSE WE WERE XING OVER A LINE OF TSTMS AND A DSCNT WOULD HAVE PUT US INTO THE TOPS OF THE STORMS. ATC ADVISED US TO FLY PRESENT HDG TO AVOID A CONFLICT. ONCE CLR OF THE STORMS, WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE COULD DSND AND OR TURN TO HELP THEM OUT. THEY ADVISED US TO REMAIN ON PRESENT HDG AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT. ZME WAS THE ATC FACILITY.
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.