Narrative:

Working radar at sector 68. At the beginning of this session; I was advised by a regional jet of severe turbulence in the climb out from phl to ditch intersection. Phl approach promptly stopped ditch departure traffic. Approximately 30-40 mins elapsed when we had a departure message for an aircraft X. Handoff position called phl approach and was advised aircraft X was a 'pathfinder.' aircraft X checked in at 12000 ft and advised he needed an immediate right turn or climb. I told him to deviation as needed and assigned FL240. Unrpted system deviation. Aircraft X further advised he was in severe turbulence. I could hear it when he spoke. Before I changed his frequency; I advised aircraft X that he was the first departure since the original report of severe turbulence. He said he was parked by the runway waiting for a rerte when he was unexpectedly 'cleared as filed.' no mention of severe turbulence or 'pathfinder' status was made. An area of extreme precipitation was just now being displayed by nexrad. Our tmu insisted that aircraft X was advised of the severe turbulence. I was very concerned for this flight's safety. He never should have departed under these conditions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY CTLR DESCRIBED EVENT WHEN FLT CREW WAS ALLEGEDLY NOT INFORMED OF TURB ON FLT ROUTE AND ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB.

Narrative: WORKING RADAR AT SECTOR 68. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SESSION; I WAS ADVISED BY A REGIONAL JET OF SEVERE TURB IN THE CLBOUT FROM PHL TO DITCH INTXN. PHL APCH PROMPTLY STOPPED DITCH DEP TFC. APPROX 30-40 MINS ELAPSED WHEN WE HAD A DEP MESSAGE FOR AN ACFT X. HDOF POS CALLED PHL APCH AND WAS ADVISED ACFT X WAS A 'PATHFINDER.' ACFT X CHKED IN AT 12000 FT AND ADVISED HE NEEDED AN IMMEDIATE R TURN OR CLB. I TOLD HIM TO DEV AS NEEDED AND ASSIGNED FL240. UNRPTED SYS DEV. ACFT X FURTHER ADVISED HE WAS IN SEVERE TURB. I COULD HEAR IT WHEN HE SPOKE. BEFORE I CHANGED HIS FREQ; I ADVISED ACFT X THAT HE WAS THE FIRST DEP SINCE THE ORIGINAL RPT OF SEVERE TURB. HE SAID HE WAS PARKED BY THE RWY WAITING FOR A RERTE WHEN HE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY 'CLRED AS FILED.' NO MENTION OF SEVERE TURB OR 'PATHFINDER' STATUS WAS MADE. AN AREA OF EXTREME PRECIP WAS JUST NOW BEING DISPLAYED BY NEXRAD. OUR TMU INSISTED THAT ACFT X WAS ADVISED OF THE SEVERE TURB. I WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR THIS FLT'S SAFETY. HE NEVER SHOULD HAVE DEPARTED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.