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Dispatcher reported getting coded departure routes from ATC that would take aircraft into worse weather than originally planned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1647218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Working flights ZZZ to ZZZ1 and ZZZ to ZZZ2; convective activity west and northwest and north of ZZZ approximately 30-50 NM had ATC in ZZZ issuing cdr rrtes. ATC advised departures over zzzzz were closed due to weather. The only returns at all were slight west and north of zzzzz. Worst activity was north and west of ZZZ. ATC issued the ZZZ to ZZZ1 flight a cdr 1N which put them into the weather. I called our ATC coordinator to discuss why zzzzz was shut off and why rrte to the north. Advised that is what ZZZ sometimes does when limited single stream. Understanding volume issues may occur; the fact is the rrtes were into a more hazardous condition. Both flights were fuel tanker flights and had enough to deviate as needed; however; more care on my part to refuse that kind of cdr [coded departure route]. Also; why is ATC issuing cdr's into the worst of the weather without consultation from the users as to impact and best options.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dispatcher reported getting Coded Departure Routes from ATC that would take aircraft into worse weather than originally planned.
Narrative: Working flights ZZZ to ZZZ1 and ZZZ to ZZZ2; Convective activity West and NW and N of ZZZ approximately 30-50 NM had ATC in ZZZ issuing CDR RRTES. ATC advised departures over ZZZZZ were closed due to weather. The only returns at all were slight W and N of ZZZZZ. Worst activity was North and West of ZZZ. ATC issued the ZZZ to ZZZ1 flight a CDR 1N which put them into the weather. I called our ATC coordinator to discuss why ZZZZZ was shut off and why RRTE to the North. Advised that is what ZZZ sometimes does when limited single stream. Understanding volume issues may occur; the fact is the RRTES were into a more hazardous condition. Both flights were fuel tanker flights and had enough to deviate as needed; however; more care on my part to refuse that kind of CDR [Coded Departure route]. Also; why is ATC issuing CDR's into the worst of the weather without consultation from the users as to impact and best options.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.