Request for flow control because of WX by controller refused by flow controller.

Attributes
ACN	270192
Time
Date	199405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : omn
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	270192
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working a radar position at jacksonville ARTCC. A large area of thunderstorms developed north, over, and southwest of omn VORTAC impacting the BITHO6 arrival to mco. After an air carrier aircraft reported severe turbulence, the controller in charge and the radar controller at the affected position asked flow control to close the bitho arrival. The flow control supervisor in charge would not close the route which forced aircraft that would normally fly the arrival to deviate west of course and head on with departing traffic from mco.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REQUEST FOR FLOW CTL BECAUSE OF WX BY CTLR REFUSED BY FLOW CTLR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING A RADAR POS AT JACKSONVILLE ARTCC. A LARGE AREA OF TSTMS DEVELOPED N, OVER, AND SW OF OMN VORTAC IMPACTING THE BITHO6 ARR TO MCO. AFTER AN AIR CARRIER ACFT RPTED SEVERE TURB, THE CTLR IN CHARGE AND THE RADAR CTLR AT THE AFFECTED POS ASKED FLOW CTL TO CLOSE THE BITHO ARR. THE FLOW CTL SUPVR IN CHARGE WOULD NOT CLOSE THE RTE WHICH FORCED ACFT THAT WOULD NORMALLY FLY THE ARR TO DEVIATE W OF COURSE AND HEAD ON WITH DEPARTING TFC FROM MCO.

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.