Air carrier crew en route to caribbean encounters WX, asks for off airway deviation which is issued.

Attributes
ACN	468089
Time
Date	200003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : bacus
State Reference	FO
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : r763.airway enroute airway : a554.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	468089
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	468090
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

We were coming up on bacus intersection on R763 and tried to make a position report, but could not get through. Made the report on HF through ZNY. Around dribl intersection there was solid line of severe thunderstorms to the east and west. We asked for and received clearance to deviate 70 mi east of course. The WX kept building and then we asked for and received clearance to join A554 to lamer and then on course. No conflicts occurred and the rerte kept us out of the WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW ENRTE TO CARIBBEAN ENCOUNTERS WX, ASKS FOR OFF AIRWAY DEV WHICH IS ISSUED.

Narrative: WE WERE COMING UP ON BACUS INTXN ON R763 AND TRIED TO MAKE A POS RPT, BUT COULD NOT GET THROUGH. MADE THE RPT ON HF THROUGH ZNY. AROUND DRIBL INTXN THERE WAS SOLID LINE OF SEVERE TSTMS TO THE E AND W. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO DEVIATE 70 MI E OF COURSE. THE WX KEPT BUILDING AND THEN WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO JOIN A554 TO LAMER AND THEN ON COURSE. NO CONFLICTS OCCURRED AND THE RERTE KEPT US OUT OF THE WX.

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.