A WX front with windshears, and microbursts had just passed over the airport from southwest to north...

Attributes
ACN	332920
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dia airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	332920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A WX front with windshear, microbursts, virga, blowing dust, cumulomama and a temperature/dewpoint of 74 degrees/24 degrees had just passed over the airport from southwest to northeast. Destination was san jose. Takeoff runway 17R. We were given a northbound SID for noise abatement (yellowstone -- laramie). Initial left turn to 030 degrees followed by a right turn to 065 degrees by the tower and handoff to departure, on 127.05. By this time we were level at 10000 ft and we received a left turn to 010 degrees towards WX. WX radar showed green only but areas of possible attenuation and it looked nasty ahead. We told the controller we couldn't stay on this heading very long for WX. (We tried to give the controller his choice of solutions to the problem, telling him we need a heading west or south.) we instead received a climb to 12000 ft into the WX but no turn. We told him twice that we needed a turn 'now.' the crew discussed a 180 degree turn, but chose to continue based on the radar display's lack of red echoes. A new controller's voice came on and gave us a vector northwest (310 degrees to join the SID). It was the crew's strong belief that this controller deliberately ignored us due to conflict with nose abatement procedures. Other contributing factors may have been shift change or controller overload/saturation. If noise abatement was the cause, the crew should be advised so that they can abandon noise abatement procedures when safety of flight is at stake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A WX FRONT WITH WINDSHEARS, AND MICROBURSTS HAD JUST PASSED OVER THE ARPT FROM SW TO NE. AFTER TKOF THE FLT WAS ASSIGNED VECTORS TOWARD THE WX FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. THE CREW BELIEVES THEY SHOULD BE TOLD THE REASON FOR VECTORS BE IT FOR TFC OR NOISE ABATEMENT.

Narrative: A WX FRONT WITH WINDSHEAR, MICROBURSTS, VIRGA, BLOWING DUST, CUMULOMAMA AND A TEMP/DEWPOINT OF 74 DEGS/24 DEGS HAD JUST PASSED OVER THE ARPT FROM SW TO NE. DEST WAS SAN JOSE. TKOF RWY 17R. WE WERE GIVEN A NBOUND SID FOR NOISE ABATEMENT (YELLOWSTONE -- LARAMIE). INITIAL L TURN TO 030 DEGS FOLLOWED BY A R TURN TO 065 DEGS BY THE TWR AND HDOF TO DEP, ON 127.05. BY THIS TIME WE WERE LEVEL AT 10000 FT AND WE RECEIVED A L TURN TO 010 DEGS TOWARDS WX. WX RADAR SHOWED GREEN ONLY BUT AREAS OF POSSIBLE ATTENUATION AND IT LOOKED NASTY AHEAD. WE TOLD THE CTLR WE COULDN'T STAY ON THIS HDG VERY LONG FOR WX. (WE TRIED TO GIVE THE CTLR HIS CHOICE OF SOLUTIONS TO THE PROB, TELLING HIM WE NEED A HDG W OR S.) WE INSTEAD RECEIVED A CLB TO 12000 FT INTO THE WX BUT NO TURN. WE TOLD HIM TWICE THAT WE NEEDED A TURN 'NOW.' THE CREW DISCUSSED A 180 DEG TURN, BUT CHOSE TO CONTINUE BASED ON THE RADAR DISPLAY'S LACK OF RED ECHOES. A NEW CTLR'S VOICE CAME ON AND GAVE US A VECTOR NW (310 DEGS TO JOIN THE SID). IT WAS THE CREW'S STRONG BELIEF THAT THIS CTLR DELIBERATELY IGNORED US DUE TO CONFLICT WITH NOSE ABATEMENT PROCS. OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MAY HAVE BEEN SHIFT CHANGE OR CTLR OVERLOAD/SATURATION. IF NOISE ABATEMENT WAS THE CAUSE, THE CREW SHOULD BE ADVISED SO THAT THEY CAN ABANDON NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS WHEN SAFETY OF FLT IS AT STAKE.

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.

A WX front with windshears, and microbursts had just passed over the airport from southwest to northeast. After takeoff the flight was assigned vectors toward the WX for noise abatement. The crew believes they should be told the reason for vectors be it for traffic or noise abatement.