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A300 captain exercises emergency authority/authorized to climb and exit moderate to severe turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 686500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 30000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 686500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 686995 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Flying south on A300; ATC makes us descend due to other traffic deviating for WX. It ended up putting us in the top of convective activity causing moderate bordering on severe turbulence. I was already deviating left of course for WX. I ask for climb to FL350 and was told twice to stand by and then unable. I told them I was declaring captain's emergency authority/authorized and climbing to FL350. They were concerned about traffic over ZZZ1 while we were 200 NM north of ZZZ2. I was then cleared to fly at FL360 the rest of the leg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 CAPT EXERCISES EMER AUTH TO CLB AND EXIT MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB.
Narrative: FLYING S ON A300; ATC MAKES US DSND DUE TO OTHER TFC DEVIATING FOR WX. IT ENDED UP PUTTING US IN THE TOP OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY CAUSING MODERATE BORDERING ON SEVERE TURB. I WAS ALREADY DEVIATING L OF COURSE FOR WX. I ASK FOR CLB TO FL350 AND WAS TOLD TWICE TO STAND BY AND THEN UNABLE. I TOLD THEM I WAS DECLARING CAPT'S EMER AUTH AND CLBING TO FL350. THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT TFC OVER ZZZ1 WHILE WE WERE 200 NM N OF ZZZ2. I WAS THEN CLRED TO FLY AT FL360 THE REST OF THE LEG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.