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B757 departure from ZZZ at approximately FL220; with center; initiated captain's emergency authority to deviate around WX after ATC failed to provide assistance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 748186 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 748186 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On climb out from ZZZ encountered significant WX/thunderstorm activity along departure routing. Significant radio traffic overwhelmed ATC. Approaching several large WX cells; I requested a new vector to remain clear of WX. ATC did not respond. I eventually declared an emergency and turned to avoid the heaviest radar returns. ATC controller responded by telling me to; 'just chill out.' during our evasive turn; we encountered heavy-moderate turbulence; temporary loss of climb capability; and bursts of heavy rain. Once WX avoidance was no longer necessary; I terminated the emergency and accepted a new clearance from ATC. ATC should have been more responsive earlier or developed a better departure routing plan for traffic leaving ZZZ given the WX environment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 DEP FROM ZZZ AT APPROX FL220; WITH CTR; INITIATED CAPT'S EMER AUTHORITY TO DEVIATE AROUND WX AFTER ATC FAILED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM ZZZ ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT WX/TSTM ACTIVITY ALONG DEP ROUTING. SIGNIFICANT RADIO TFC OVERWHELMED ATC. APCHING SEVERAL LARGE WX CELLS; I REQUESTED A NEW VECTOR TO REMAIN CLR OF WX. ATC DID NOT RESPOND. I EVENTUALLY DECLARED AN EMER AND TURNED TO AVOID THE HEAVIEST RADAR RETURNS. ATC CTLR RESPONDED BY TELLING ME TO; 'JUST CHILL OUT.' DURING OUR EVASIVE TURN; WE ENCOUNTERED HVY-MODERATE TURB; TEMPORARY LOSS OF CLB CAPABILITY; AND BURSTS OF HVY RAIN. ONCE WX AVOIDANCE WAS NO LONGER NECESSARY; I TERMINATED THE EMER AND ACCEPTED A NEW CLRNC FROM ATC. ATC SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE RESPONSIVE EARLIER OR DEVELOPED A BETTER DEP ROUTING PLAN FOR TFC LEAVING ZZZ GIVEN THE WX ENVIRONMENT.
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.