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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 767201 · Lynchburg, VA · October 6, 2000

Date: October 6, 2000 · 15:10 local
Place: Lynchburg, VA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N648US
Reported as: Boeing 767201
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,150 total1,008 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The captain of usaa #95 advised ATC that it was necessary to slow the aircraft immediately due to turbulence. ATC tool additional time to coordinate with other sectors. The captain slowed the aricraft exercising "his command authority to ensure the safety of his aircraft in turbulence" as stated by ATC controller in his statement. This resulted in the loss of standard separation. ATC coordinated to altitude changes.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE CAPTAIN OF USAA #95 ADVISED ATC THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY DUE TO TURBULENCE. ATC TOOL ADDITIONAL TIME TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER SECTORS. THE CAPTAIN SLOWED THE ARICRAFT EXERCISING "HIS COMMAND AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF HIS AIRCRAFT IN TURBULENCE" AS STATED BY ATC CONTROLLER IN HIS STATEMENT. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF STANDARD SEPARATION. ATC COORDINATED TO ALTITUDE CHANGES.