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B757 departure from ZZZ encountered WX; requested climb; ATC was unable due to traffic; flight crew declared emergency and initiated climb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 793432 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 793432 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 793431 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Convective activity in the area of ZZZ. ATC was directing outbound traffic through a very small opening in the WX. Our assigned altitude of 15000 ft was going to put us in the WX. ATC would not give us a climb. I declared an emergency and climbed to approximately 15600 ft. We had traffic 1000 ft above and I monitored the TCAS and made sure we were clear. A B757 75 mi behind us reported that hole in the WX had closed and told the controller not to send anyone through. The controller concurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 DEP FROM ZZZ ENCOUNTERED WX; REQUESTED CLIMB; ATC WAS UNABLE DUE TO TFC; FLT CREW DECLARED EMER AND INITIATED CLIMB.
Narrative: CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA OF ZZZ. ATC WAS DIRECTING OUTBOUND TFC THROUGH A VERY SMALL OPENING IN THE WX. OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 15000 FT WAS GOING TO PUT US IN THE WX. ATC WOULD NOT GIVE US A CLB. I DECLARED AN EMER AND CLBED TO APPROX 15600 FT. WE HAD TFC 1000 FT ABOVE AND I MONITORED THE TCAS AND MADE SURE WE WERE CLR. A B757 75 MI BEHIND US RPTED THAT HOLE IN THE WX HAD CLOSED AND TOLD THE CTLR NOT TO SEND ANYONE THROUGH. THE CTLR CONCURRED.
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.