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Flight crew turned 5-10 degrees off course on an arrival to avoid WX and were subsequently questioned about the deviation by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 797537 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 797537 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On arrival to den; captain turned 5-10 degrees right for approximately 30 seconds to avoid thunderstorm buildup. It was so minor we did not advise ATC; however they did question it after we were turned back on course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW TURNED 5-10 DEGS OFF COURSE ON AN ARRIVAL TO AVOID WX AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY QUESTIONED ABOUT THE DEV BY ATC.
Narrative: ON ARR TO DEN; CAPT TURNED 5-10 DEGS R FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS TO AVOID TSTM BUILDUP. IT WAS SO MINOR WE DID NOT ADVISE ATC; HOWEVER THEY DID QUESTION IT AFTER WE WERE TURNED BACK ON COURSE.
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.