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Air carrier departure was denied WX deviation request by departure; utilized emergency avoidance procedures and turned around WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 775184 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.tracon |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 775184 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Weather ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
We were on the departure out of ZZZ; level at 12000 ft. A thunderstorm was in our path. We asked several times for a deviation and it was denied. Controller stated unable until center takes the handoff. We could not wait. During the deviation off the departure; we were handed off to center who granted the deviation. We stated that we were exercising captain's emergency authority/authorized before we made the turn. Even after that; we never did get the approval from ZZZ departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR DEP WAS DENIED WX DEVIATION REQUEST BY DEP; UTILIZED EMER AVOIDANCE PROCS AND TURNED AROUND WX.
Narrative: WE WERE ON THE DEP OUT OF ZZZ; LEVEL AT 12000 FT. A TSTM WAS IN OUR PATH. WE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A DEV AND IT WAS DENIED. CTLR STATED UNABLE UNTIL CTR TAKES THE HDOF. WE COULD NOT WAIT. DURING THE DEV OFF THE DEP; WE WERE HANDED OFF TO CTR WHO GRANTED THE DEV. WE STATED THAT WE WERE EXERCISING CAPT'S EMER AUTH BEFORE WE MADE THE TURN. EVEN AFTER THAT; WE NEVER DID GET THE APPROVAL FROM ZZZ DEP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.