Air carrier pilot complains about ATC service.

Attributes
ACN	137721
Time
Date	199002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	137721
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were being vectored and descending into kansas city international by approach control. Our position was abeam the airport on the west side. Approach control was vectoring and issuing dscnts to put us into a position for a visual approach to runway 19 at mci. Our general heading was 360 degrees and we were at 7000'. The problem was another aircraft that was in our path of descent. The exact altitude and position are not as important as the nature of this problem. The approach controller had this situation of conflict aircraft and did not now or did not decide the safest course of action. We never saw the other aircraft and were following approach's instructions. Approach control allowed us to get close to this other aircraft, and then stated we were not descending fast enough. Both pilots and controllers must consider safety to be paramount. If aircraft become too close, then one must be vectored to avoid conflict. Approach control had the only picture.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT ATC SERVICE.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED AND DSNDING INTO KANSAS CITY INTL BY APCH CTL. OUR POS WAS ABEAM THE ARPT ON THE W SIDE. APCH CTL WAS VECTORING AND ISSUING DSCNTS TO PUT US INTO A POS FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 19 AT MCI. OUR GENERAL HDG WAS 360 DEGS AND WE WERE AT 7000'. THE PROB WAS ANOTHER ACFT THAT WAS IN OUR PATH OF DSCNT. THE EXACT ALT AND POS ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE NATURE OF THIS PROB. THE APCH CTLR HAD THIS SITUATION OF CONFLICT ACFT AND DID NOT NOW OR DID NOT DECIDE THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION. WE NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT AND WERE FOLLOWING APCH'S INSTRUCTIONS. APCH CTL ALLOWED US TO GET CLOSE TO THIS OTHER ACFT, AND THEN STATED WE WERE NOT DSNDING FAST ENOUGH. BOTH PLTS AND CTLRS MUST CONSIDER SAFETY TO BE PARAMOUNT. IF ACFT BECOME TOO CLOSE, THEN ONE MUST BE VECTORED TO AVOID CONFLICT. APCH CTL HAD THE ONLY PICTURE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.