B767 flight crew overrides company dispatch airport diversion due to WX, deviation to PIC's airport ...

Attributes
ACN	516636
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 21000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	516636
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

While in holding east of boston, ATC advised that field was closed indefinitely. Contacted dispatch for diversion to jfk. Dispatch issued us bdl and swf. ATC said wall of red from pvd to alb so we elected to divert to jfk. Dispatch advised us that they could not legally give us jfk because of fuel numbers based on our departure from cdg. We calculated that we indeed had enough fuel to meet all far legalities and proceeded to jfk under captain's emergency authority/authorized even though we never declared an emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC OVERRIDES COMPANY DISPATCH ARPT DIVERSION DUE TO WX, DEVIATION TO PIC'S ARPT OF CHOICE.

Narrative: WHILE IN HOLDING E OF BOSTON, ATC ADVISED THAT FIELD WAS CLOSED INDEFINITELY. CONTACTED DISPATCH FOR DIVERSION TO JFK. DISPATCH ISSUED US BDL AND SWF. ATC SAID WALL OF RED FROM PVD TO ALB SO WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO JFK. DISPATCH ADVISED US THAT THEY COULD NOT LEGALLY GIVE US JFK BECAUSE OF FUEL NUMBERS BASED ON OUR DEP FROM CDG. WE CALCULATED THAT WE INDEED HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO MEET ALL FAR LEGALITIES AND PROCEEDED TO JFK UNDER CAPT'S EMER AUTH EVEN THOUGH WE NEVER DECLARED AN EMER.

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.

B767 flight crew overrides company dispatch airport diversion due to WX, deviation to PIC's airport of choice.