Reporter complains their departure time was later than some others thereby discriminating against th...

Attributes
ACN	255935
Time
Date	199310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	255935
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were given 35-40 min departure delay at dfw-den (XA54Z departure). We took off at XA51Z -- 3 mins before delay time, then were put behind another flight on same route (dfw-den), but he was scheduled to leave dfw 10 mins after us, so he had to have departed approximately 15 mins before his ATC departure time -- evidently a deliberate violation of ATC procedures. Arriving in den, evidently only our flight, the one ahead of us, and one from aus-den had been delayed. All the other flts in the den traffic pattern were approximately on time, evidence that ATC was discriminating with ATC hold procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR COMPLAINS THEIR DEP TIME WAS LATER THAN SOME OTHERS THEREBY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THEM.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN 35-40 MIN DEP DELAY AT DFW-DEN (XA54Z DEP). WE TOOK OFF AT XA51Z -- 3 MINS BEFORE DELAY TIME, THEN WERE PUT BEHIND ANOTHER FLT ON SAME RTE (DFW-DEN), BUT HE WAS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE DFW 10 MINS AFTER US, SO HE HAD TO HAVE DEPARTED APPROX 15 MINS BEFORE HIS ATC DEP TIME -- EVIDENTLY A DELIBERATE VIOLATION OF ATC PROCS. ARRIVING IN DEN, EVIDENTLY ONLY OUR FLT, THE ONE AHEAD OF US, AND ONE FROM AUS-DEN HAD BEEN DELAYED. ALL THE OTHER FLTS IN THE DEN TFC PATTERN WERE APPROX ON TIME, EVIDENCE THAT ATC WAS DISCRIMINATING WITH ATC HOLD PROCS.

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.

Reporter complains their departure time was later than some others thereby discriminating against them.