Personality clash between air crew and ARTCC.

Attributes
ACN	277539
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	277539
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	277798
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Approximately XA20L checked in with ZDC on 128.52. Requested deviation east of course (J209 approximately 90 NM north of orf) for thunderstorm avoidance. Controller asked what heading we would need for deviation. We stated 180 degrees. Controller cleared us left turn to heading 180 degrees. Approximately 5 mins later, controller stated to deviation west of WX. We stated we could not turn right because of the thunderstorm we were already on the east side of. Controller then said to squawk 7700. We did not squawk 7700. Nothing else was mentioned concerning the subject. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter had a little personality conflict with the ATC controller. The controller first approved a deviation, then tried to get the crew to fly into a thunderstorm. The controller's voice was 'dripping with sarcasm' when he commanded 7700 squawk. The reporter realizes that he should have complied as he was then not complying with a clearance and compounding the situation. The reporter has not heard from the FAA on this incident. The reporter does not know whether he flew into any of the many restr areas out to sea from orf.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PERSONALITY CLASH BTWN AIR CREW AND ARTCC.

Narrative: APPROX XA20L CHKED IN WITH ZDC ON 128.52. REQUESTED DEV E OF COURSE (J209 APPROX 90 NM N OF ORF) FOR TSTM AVOIDANCE. CTLR ASKED WHAT HDG WE WOULD NEED FOR DEV. WE STATED 180 DEGS. CTLR CLRED US L TURN TO HDG 180 DEGS. APPROX 5 MINS LATER, CTLR STATED TO DEV W OF WX. WE STATED WE COULD NOT TURN R BECAUSE OF THE TSTM WE WERE ALREADY ON THE E SIDE OF. CTLR THEN SAID TO SQUAWK 7700. WE DID NOT SQUAWK 7700. NOTHING ELSE WAS MENTIONED CONCERNING THE SUBJECT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR HAD A LITTLE PERSONALITY CONFLICT WITH THE ATC CTLR. THE CTLR FIRST APPROVED A DEV, THEN TRIED TO GET THE CREW TO FLY INTO A TSTM. THE CTLR'S VOICE WAS 'DRIPPING WITH SARCASM' WHEN HE COMMANDED 7700 SQUAWK. THE RPTR REALIZES THAT HE SHOULD HAVE COMPLIED AS HE WAS THEN NOT COMPLYING WITH A CLRNC AND COMPOUNDING THE SIT. THE RPTR HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE FAA ON THIS INCIDENT. THE RPTR DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER HE FLEW INTO ANY OF THE MANY RESTR AREAS OUT TO SEA FROM ORF.

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.