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ZFW controller was directed by supervisor to route overflt aircraft around holding sector through WX area depicted on display.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 706262 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 22 controller time certified in position1 : 22 flight time total : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 706262 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : supervisor oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was traversing my sector (sector 90) from chicago to mexico (northeast to southwest) at FL360. The sector to the south of me was holding aircraft due to thunderstorms in and around the dfw metroplex. The supervisor; mr X told me to clear air carrier X direct cowboy (cve) then direct laredo (lrd) in order to completely miss the sector that was holding (sector 89). I questioned the routing because I was displaying a large area of moderate; heavy and extreme WX directly over the cve VOR. Mr X became agitated that I would question his routing assignment and ordered me to clear air carrier X direct cve direct lrd. Not being insubordinate; I complied with mr X's order and advised air carrier X of the WX I was depicting when I reclred him via the new routing. My point in sending this report is that there were other optional routings that could have been assigned to air carrier X that would have avoided the holding stacks and also avoided the WX.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZFW CTLR WAS DIRECTED BY SUPVR TO RTE OVERFLT ACFT AROUND HOLDING SECTOR THROUGH WX AREA DEPICTED ON DISPLAY.
Narrative: ACR X WAS TRAVERSING MY SECTOR (SECTOR 90) FROM CHICAGO TO MEXICO (NE TO SW) AT FL360. THE SECTOR TO THE S OF ME WAS HOLDING ACFT DUE TO TSTMS IN AND AROUND THE DFW METROPLEX. THE SUPVR; MR X TOLD ME TO CLR ACR X DIRECT COWBOY (CVE) THEN DIRECT LAREDO (LRD) IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY MISS THE SECTOR THAT WAS HOLDING (SECTOR 89). I QUESTIONED THE ROUTING BECAUSE I WAS DISPLAYING A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE; HVY AND EXTREME WX DIRECTLY OVER THE CVE VOR. MR X BECAME AGITATED THAT I WOULD QUESTION HIS ROUTING ASSIGNMENT AND ORDERED ME TO CLR ACR X DIRECT CVE DIRECT LRD. NOT BEING INSUBORDINATE; I COMPLIED WITH MR X'S ORDER AND ADVISED ACR X OF THE WX I WAS DEPICTING WHEN I RECLRED HIM VIA THE NEW ROUTING. MY POINT IN SENDING THIS RPT IS THAT THERE WERE OTHER OPTIONAL ROUTINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO ACR X THAT WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE HOLDING STACKS AND ALSO AVOIDED THE WX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.