ZMA controller described an event when a non-rvsm aircraft; experiencing icing; was cleared into a r...

Narrative:

We were just splitting the sectors off when a H25B/G told the cpc next to me that he was experiencing icing. I had the hand off on the aircraft. The cpc informed me that the non-rvsm aircraft wanted to climb into the rvsm stratum. We were directed by supervisor to climb the aircraft to his requested altitude of FL310. I commented that the ATP section on rvsm has four exceptions for aircraft to be allowed in the stratum but this did not meet those requirements and that the aircraft could have been descended. Recommendation; the ATP be changed to include emergencies in the exceptions into non-rvsm airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZMA Controller described an event when a non-RVSM aircraft; experiencing icing; was cleared into a RVSM Stratum at the Supervisors instruction; the reporter recommends ATP procedures to include emergency type exclusions.

Narrative: We were just splitting the sectors off when a H25B/G told the CPC next to me that he was experiencing icing. I had the hand off on the aircraft. The CPC informed me that the non-RVSM aircraft wanted to climb into the RVSM stratum. We were directed by Supervisor to climb the aircraft to his requested altitude of FL310. I commented that the ATP section on RVSM has four exceptions for aircraft to be allowed in the stratum but this did not meet those requirements and that the aircraft could have been descended. Recommendation; the ATP be changed to include emergencies in the exceptions into non-RVSM airspace.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	914848
Time
Date	201010
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZMA.ARTCC
State Reference	FL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

ZMA controller described an event when a non-rvsm aircraft; experiencing icing; was cleared into a rvsm stratum at the supervisors instruction; the reporter recommends ATP procedures to include emergency type exclusions.