ATC re-route -- dispatcher displeased.

Attributes
ACN	319471
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : amg
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zjx tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other pilot : private
ASRS Report	319471
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At FL410, on an nrp route, ZJX re-routed dtw-mco, amg, cty, pie, mco for traffic and WX. The nrp route was perfect for WX avoidance and ATC instead took them off of that route, down the west coast of florida and into cells topping out at FL430. When contacted, ATC said they'd turn him prior to the cells but, in the event of a loss of radio communication my crew would have been stuck the last clearance provided. Clearly safety was violated!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC RE-RTE -- DISPATCHER DISPLEASED.

Narrative: AT FL410, ON AN NRP RTE, ZJX RE-ROUTED DTW-MCO, AMG, CTY, PIE, MCO FOR TFC AND WX. THE NRP RTE WAS PERFECT FOR WX AVOIDANCE AND ATC INSTEAD TOOK THEM OFF OF THAT RTE, DOWN THE W COAST OF FLORIDA AND INTO CELLS TOPPING OUT AT FL430. WHEN CONTACTED, ATC SAID THEY'D TURN HIM PRIOR TO THE CELLS BUT, IN THE EVENT OF A LOSS OF RADIO COM MY CREW WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK THE LAST CLRNC PROVIDED. CLRLY SAFETY WAS VIOLATED!

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.