B752 FLC REQUIRED TO WX DEVIATE INTO MOA. ATC UNABLE TO EFFECT INTERFAC COORD FOR DEV.
Synopsis
B752 FLC REQUIRED TO WX DEVIATE INTO MOA. ATC UNABLE TO EFFECT INTERFAC COORD FOR DEV.
Narrative
THERE WERE LEVEL 2 AND LEVEL 3 TSTMS IN THE PHOENIX; AZ; AREA; WITH A SIGMET FOR MODERATE ICING FROM 7000 FT MSL TO FL180. WE WERE ISSUED; AND FLEW THE DRY HEAT DEP SID OUT OF PHX. AFTER TKOF ON RWY 7L; AFTER TURNING TO A HDG OF 075 DEGS; CLBING THROUGH 1550 FT; AND THEN TO A 100 DEG HDG FOR VECTORS AND AFTER PASSING THE 4 DME; IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS LEVEL 1; 2; AND 3 ACTIVITY WITH TURB OFF OF THE L WING (NE) OF THE ACFT; AS EVIDENCED ON OUR COLOR; WX RADAR. THE WX EXTENDED ALONG THE PXR 070 DEG RADIAL TO BAYTA INTXN. AS WE WERE PARALLELING THE EDGE OF THIS WX; WHILE FLYING OUR SID HDG OF 100 DEGS; WE REQUESTED TO PROCEED DIRECT TO THE NEXT WAYPOINT 'CHOPA;' WHICH WAS ALSO ON THE DRY HEAT SID. AFTER THE CTLR ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO FLY THROUGH THE WORST OF THE DISPLAYED TURB; DIRECT TO BAYTA INTXN; THE CTLR ADVISED THAT THEY HAD JUST GIVEN AIRSPACE TO THE MIL (R2310?) AND THAT WE WOULD 'NICK' THE NORTHERN EDGE OF IT IF WE DIDN'T TURN. I TURNED AS MUCH AS I COULD TOWARD THE N. THE CTLR WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO THE MIL TO COORDINATE; SO I MAY HAVE NICKED A CORNER OF MIL AIRSPACE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SAFE RIDE FOR MY PAX. WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED DIRECT DRY HEAT; DIRECT IRW; FLT PLAN RTE. PROB: THE PROB IS ON-GOING; THAT MIL OP AREAS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER CIVILIAN AIRLINE PAX SAFETY; DURING PERIODS OF ADVERSE WX/SEVERE WX CONDITIONS; THEREBY DRASTICALLY LIMITING THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR WX DEVS AND SEVERE WX AVOIDANCE. THE MIL IS SLOW TO RESPOND (OR NOT AT ALL) IN A TIMELY FASHION FOR REQUESTS TO DEVIATE INTO MOA'S; AND THE MIL IS SLOW/RELUCTANT TO RELINQUISH CTL OF AN MOA. BACK TO CIVILIAN ATC CTL; SOLUTION: WHEN THE WX IS HAZARDOUS; THE MIL SHOULD RELINQUISH CTL OF SPECIAL AIRSPACE; BACK TO THE AIR TFC CTLRS FOR OPTIMUM WX DEV POTENTIAL; SO AS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY. NOTE: LIMITED AIRSPACE IN THE 1) ORF ARR RTES AND 2) PHX AREA; MIL SUA CREATES SAFETY CONCERNS DURING SEVERE WX AVOIDANCE CONDITIONS.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.