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An air carrier large transport was forced to fly outside 50 mi over the atlantic to avoid thunderstorms. It did not have the required overwater flotation equipment aboard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tlh |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute : atlantic |
| 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 : 150 flight time total : 14800 flight time type : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 337710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While avoiding massive area of thunderstorms in north florida and the pan handle, we inadvertently flew more than 50 mi offshore without part 121 required rafts and equipment. All aircraft were deviating through the same area because the WX area had no gaps. We should have paid more attention to our distance from shore or we should have asked ATC to provide vectors to keep us within 50 mi. Our dispatch department has real-time satellite photos and should have anticipated this problem with WX deviations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LGT WAS FORCED TO FLY OUTSIDE 50 MI OVER THE ATLANTIC TO AVOID TSTMS. IT DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED OVERWATER FLOTATION EQUIP ABOARD.
Narrative: WHILE AVOIDING MASSIVE AREA OF TSTMS IN NORTH FLORIDA AND THE PAN HANDLE, WE INADVERTENTLY FLEW MORE THAN 50 MI OFFSHORE WITHOUT PART 121 REQUIRED RAFTS AND EQUIP. ALL ACFT WERE DEVIATING THROUGH THE SAME AREA BECAUSE THE WX AREA HAD NO GAPS. WE SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTN TO OUR DISTANCE FROM SHORE OR WE SHOULD HAVE ASKED ATC TO PROVIDE VECTORS TO KEEP US WITHIN 50 MI. OUR DISPATCH DEPT HAS REAL-TIME SATELLITE PHOTOS AND SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THIS PROB WITH WX DEVS.
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.