Air carrier X non adherence to ATC instructions rerte for flow control. Fuel burn because of rerte.

Attributes
ACN	228777
Time
Date	199212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : llc
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 29000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	228777
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route pit to sfo via bam llc, fmg, swr, sac, risti 2 sfo got rerted llc direct eni, pye, golden gate arrival. Due to WX at sfo and smf alternate could not and would not accept the rerte adding 145 NM and 3500 pounds additional fuel burn. Would have arrived at sfo with 25 mins fuel and no fuel for alternate. Oak center said 'do it anyway.' we had a good knock down drag out fight about it. I didn't have to declare a fuel emergency since I finally got someone in center to understand that flow control doesn't come before fuel management, and all tanks full out of pit doesn't mean unlimited range. You should not have to use arinc phone patch to oak center flow control outside line to get the sectors attention either. Who's in charge of this jetliner full of passengers, me or a controller only interested in flow control. Maybe center needs to get their aircraft together and consider the real world.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS RERTE FOR FLOW CTL. FUEL BURN BECAUSE OF RERTE.

Narrative: ENRTE PIT TO SFO VIA BAM LLC, FMG, SWR, SAC, RISTI 2 SFO GOT RERTED LLC DIRECT ENI, PYE, GOLDEN GATE ARR. DUE TO WX AT SFO AND SMF ALTERNATE COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE RERTE ADDING 145 NM AND 3500 POUNDS ADDITIONAL FUEL BURN. WOULD HAVE ARRIVED AT SFO WITH 25 MINS FUEL AND NO FUEL FOR ALTERNATE. OAK CTR SAID 'DO IT ANYWAY.' WE HAD A GOOD KNOCK DOWN DRAG OUT FIGHT ABOUT IT. I DIDN'T HAVE TO DECLARE A FUEL EMER SINCE I FINALLY GOT SOMEONE IN CTR TO UNDERSTAND THAT FLOW CTL DOESN'T COME BEFORE FUEL MGMNT, AND ALL TANKS FULL OUT OF PIT DOESN'T MEAN UNLIMITED RANGE. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO USE ARINC PHONE PATCH TO OAK CTR FLOW CTL OUTSIDE LINE TO GET THE SECTORS ATTN EITHER. WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THIS JETLINER FULL OF PAXS, ME OR A CTLR ONLY INTERESTED IN FLOW CTL. MAYBE CTR NEEDS TO GET THEIR ACFT TOGETHER AND CONSIDER THE REAL WORLD.

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.