Narrative:

Aircraft deviating for thunderstorm. One, air carrier Y, on sweet arrival hvq transition, other aircraft on swede arrival from south, both at FL240. I accepted handoff on air carrier X from east and tried to descend. Aircraft went NORDO. I told the flm (hi) controller and the hvq (hi) controller. The situation was happening in flm airspace. The controller didn't take any action other than putting the aircraft that I did not have handoff on my frequency. I expedited descent on non handed off aircraft to ensure separation. At this point the supervisor agreed that cvg departures into my sector should be stopped as all arrs, departures and overflts were deviating to the same spot. The situation was almost uncontrollable. Without discussion with either radar handoff, radar or manual controller, the supervisor overrode the controller's judgement and released departures into sector, causing an excessive amount of aircraft into an unsafe situation. The supervisor is neither radar nor manually qualified at sector. The situation could have been greatly eased by keeping the aircraft on ground for a few more mins.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ALLEGES THE SUPVR RELEASED CVG DEPS INTO SECTOR IN WHICH ARR, DEP, AND OVERFLT TFC WERE DEVIATING, PUTTING AN EXCESSIVE VOLUME OF TFC INTO AN UNSAFE SIT. RPTR CLAIMS THE SUPVR IS NEITHER MANUALLY NOR RADAR QUALIFIED AT THE SECTOR.

Narrative: ACFT DEVIATING FOR TSTM. ONE, ACR Y, ON SWEET ARR HVQ TRANSITION, OTHER ACFT ON SWEDE ARR FROM S, BOTH AT FL240. I ACCEPTED HDOF ON ACR X FROM E AND TRIED TO DSND. ACFT WENT NORDO. I TOLD THE FLM (HI) CTLR AND THE HVQ (HI) CTLR. THE SIT WAS HAPPENING IN FLM AIRSPACE. THE CTLR DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION OTHER THAN PUTTING THE ACFT THAT I DID NOT HAVE HDOF ON MY FREQ. I EXPEDITED DSCNT ON NON HANDED OFF ACFT TO ENSURE SEPARATION. AT THIS POINT THE SUPVR AGREED THAT CVG DEPS INTO MY SECTOR SHOULD BE STOPPED AS ALL ARRS, DEPS AND OVERFLTS WERE DEVIATING TO THE SAME SPOT. THE SIT WAS ALMOST UNCTLABLE. WITHOUT DISCUSSION WITH EITHER RADAR HDOF, RADAR OR MANUAL CTLR, THE SUPVR OVERRODE THE CTLR'S JUDGEMENT AND RELEASED DEPS INTO SECTOR, CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ACFT INTO AN UNSAFE SIT. THE SUPVR IS NEITHER RADAR NOR MANUALLY QUALIFIED AT SECTOR. THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN GREATLY EASED BY KEEPING THE ACFT ON GND FOR A FEW MORE MINS.

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.