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B737 with center at FL220 encountered WX; ATC declared emergency for aircraft as it entered restricted airspace because of turn limitations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 804631 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 804631 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
We asked ATC for a clearance to deviate around WX. We were told we could deviate; go to ZZZ when able. First officer is PF. I called the flight attendants to tell them to take a seat and while I was talking to them; the first officer starts a turn towards WX. I come back up to try and find out what's going on. ATC had given him a heading which would take us through the WX. I called ATC to tell them we were unable to fly that heading due to WX. ATC says we need to do a 180 degree turn back out. We were between 2 lines of WX so we could not safely make the turn; which I told ATC. ATC said they would 'treat us as an emergency aircraft; squawk 7700;' so I did. We were told by ATC we had gone into restr airspace. Once clear of the WX; we were cleared back on course. I feel we handled this as best we could considering our first clearance to deviate around the WX. We had no idea restr airspace was ahead.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 WITH CENTER AT FL220 ENCOUNTERED WX; ATC DECLARED EMER FOR ACFT AS IT ENTERED RESTRICTED AIRSPACE BECAUSE OF TURN LIMITATIONS.
Narrative: WE ASKED ATC FOR A CLRNC TO DEVIATE AROUND WX. WE WERE TOLD WE COULD DEVIATE; GO TO ZZZ WHEN ABLE. FO IS PF. I CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO TELL THEM TO TAKE A SEAT AND WHILE I WAS TALKING TO THEM; THE FO STARTS A TURN TOWARDS WX. I COME BACK UP TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. ATC HAD GIVEN HIM A HDG WHICH WOULD TAKE US THROUGH THE WX. I CALLED ATC TO TELL THEM WE WERE UNABLE TO FLY THAT HDG DUE TO WX. ATC SAYS WE NEED TO DO A 180 DEG TURN BACK OUT. WE WERE BTWN 2 LINES OF WX SO WE COULD NOT SAFELY MAKE THE TURN; WHICH I TOLD ATC. ATC SAID THEY WOULD 'TREAT US AS AN EMER ACFT; SQUAWK 7700;' SO I DID. WE WERE TOLD BY ATC WE HAD GONE INTO RESTR AIRSPACE. ONCE CLR OF THE WX; WE WERE CLRED BACK ON COURSE. I FEEL WE HANDLED THIS AS BEST WE COULD CONSIDERING OUR FIRST CLRNC TO DEVIATE AROUND THE WX. WE HAD NO IDEA RESTR AIRSPACE WAS AHEAD.
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.