A flight crew was given a heading, which was refused, into observed severe WX by ord TRACON.

Attributes
ACN	438698
Time
Date	199905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : benky
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Turbulence Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	438698
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

On bradford 3 arrival, approach control gave us a 90 degree left vector heading 290 degrees directly into a line of severe WX (shown as solid red on aircraft radar). We indicated we would not accept heading and maintained about a 320 degree heading. Controller, at some point, made a comment to the effect that 'he was sick of being interrupted.' very unprofessional to question pilots looking at WX on their radar and tell them to disregard it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLC WAS GIVEN A HDG, WHICH WAS REFUSED, INTO OBSERVED SEVERE WX BY ORD TRACON.

Narrative: ON BRADFORD 3 ARR, APCH CTL GAVE US A 90 DEG L VECTOR HDG 290 DEGS DIRECTLY INTO A LINE OF SEVERE WX (SHOWN AS SOLID RED ON ACFT RADAR). WE INDICATED WE WOULD NOT ACCEPT HDG AND MAINTAINED ABOUT A 320 DEG HDG. CTLR, AT SOME POINT, MADE A COMMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT 'HE WAS SICK OF BEING INTERRUPTED.' VERY UNPROFESSIONAL TO QUESTION PLTS LOOKING AT WX ON THEIR RADAR AND TELL THEM TO DISREGARD IT.

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.