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When their weather radar doesn't corroborate ATC's warning regarding a weather area ahead of them; an air carrier flight crew continued on course and encounterd moderate to severe turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 836952 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Total 9700 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
While cruising at FL370 in relatively smooth air and in IMC conditions; fort worth center advised a 'weather area' at our 12 o'clock of moderate to severe intensity. Our weather radar was depicting only green so I assumed what the controller was seeing was well below our altitude. As it turned out; we continued on the same course and encountered moderate to borderline severe turbulence for 15 to 20 seconds. In addition; the autopilot was not able to hold our assigned altitude and we briefly deviated plus 500. In the future; I'll request a better course if advised of such an area even when our equipment shows little or no activity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When their weather radar doesn't corroborate ATC's warning regarding a weather area ahead of them; an air carrier flight crew continued on course and encounterd moderate to severe turbulence.
Narrative: While cruising at FL370 in relatively smooth air and in IMC conditions; Fort Worth Center advised a 'weather area' at our 12 o'clock of moderate to severe intensity. Our weather radar was depicting only green so I assumed what the controller was seeing was well below our altitude. As it turned out; we continued on the same course and encountered moderate to borderline severe turbulence for 15 to 20 seconds. In addition; the autopilot was not able to hold our assigned altitude and we briefly deviated plus 500. In the future; I'll request a better course if advised of such an area even when our equipment shows little or no activity.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.