Regional air carrier aircraft are vectored outside the dfw TCA.

Attributes
ACN	96423
Time
Date	198810
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 4000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : psp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	96423
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Departure control from dfw directed above flight out of TCA at 2000/4000 MSL. This is a part 121 air carrier operation and creating undue hazards to passengers and crew. In discussing this problem with ATC (dfw) their attitude is that there are jets and then the other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REGIONAL ACR ACFT ARE VECTORED OUTSIDE THE DFW TCA.

Narrative: DEP CTL FROM DFW DIRECTED ABOVE FLT OUT OF TCA AT 2000/4000 MSL. THIS IS A PART 121 AIR CARRIER OPERATION AND CREATING UNDUE HAZARDS TO PAXS AND CREW. IN DISCUSSING THIS PROB WITH ATC (DFW) THEIR ATTITUDE IS THAT THERE ARE JETS AND THEN THE OTHER ACFT.

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.