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An air carrier captain flying an MD11 in rjtg airspace is unable to receive clearance to deviate around WX from ATC. Captain exercises his emergency authority/authorized to deviate around the thunderstorm activity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : adnip |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rjtg.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : r591.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 443820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain emergency authority/authorized. Location: R591 in the vicinity of adnip intersection. We were unable to obtain ATC clearance for deviation of thunderstorm activity on R591 from the vicinity of adnip intersection to adgor intersection. We then advised ATC of our intention to deviate north of the track and reported our abeam position for adnip and adgor in subsequent position reports.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT FLYING AN MD11 IN RJTG AIRSPACE IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE CLRNC TO DEVIATE AROUND WX FROM ATC. CAPT EXERCISES HIS EMER AUTH TO DEVIATE AROUND THE TSTM ACTIVITY.
Narrative: CAPT EMER AUTH. LOCATION: R591 IN THE VICINITY OF ADNIP INTXN. WE WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN ATC CLRNC FOR DEV OF TSTM ACTIVITY ON R591 FROM THE VICINITY OF ADNIP INTXN TO ADGOR INTXN. WE THEN ADVISED ATC OF OUR INTENTION TO DEVIATE N OF THE TRACK AND RPTED OUR ABEAM POS FOR ADNIP AND ADGOR IN SUBSEQUENT POS RPTS.
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.