Small aircraft operating without a transponder was upset with ATC handling while transiting the phl ...

Attributes
ACN	94131
Time
Date	198809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phl airport : n67
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : phl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	94131
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Leased small aircraft. Preflted properly. Had transponder failure on trip from N67 to roanoke, va. Nearest avionic repair point. Flying service pottstown. Repaired instrument and completed trip. Continuous communication with arrogant ATC. There was no obvious safety hazard as altimeter is encoding and multiple position reports given by pilot. Lease service notified of repair upon return. ATC very arrogant, belligerent and uncooperative, not of a professional level perhaps due to ATC insecurity and inexperience.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA OPERATING WITHOUT A TRANSPONDER WAS UPSET WITH ATC HANDLING WHILE TRANSITING THE PHL TCA.

Narrative: LEASED SMA. PREFLTED PROPERLY. HAD TRANSPONDER FAILURE ON TRIP FROM N67 TO ROANOKE, VA. NEAREST AVIONIC REPAIR POINT. FLYING SERVICE POTTSTOWN. REPAIRED INSTRUMENT AND COMPLETED TRIP. CONTINUOUS COM WITH ARROGANT ATC. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS ALTIMETER IS ENCODING AND MULTIPLE POS RPTS GIVEN BY PLT. LEASE SVC NOTIFIED OF REPAIR UPON RETURN. ATC VERY ARROGANT, BELLIGERENT AND UNCOOPERATIVE, NOT OF A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL PERHAPS DUE TO ATC INSECURITY AND INEXPERIENCE.

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

Small aircraft operating without a transponder was upset with ATC handling while transiting the phl TCA.