Departing air carrier has severe WX impacting departure route.

Attributes
ACN	113268
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	113268
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed midway at xa for mci. WX packet had 1 SIGMET reported 1/2 way between mdw and mci. No other significant WX reported. On taxi out turn on radar had note solid line of trw 20 mi west (surprise). We were assigned runway 22 for what I think would be a vector parallel to this n-s line. We were cleared to go assigned heading 280, straight at line of trw (2ND surprise). We called departure and they acknowledged our west heading. We asked departure about their plan regarding solid red line of trw at 12 O'clock 15 mi. They said they had lots of traffic. We couldn't parallel the line and anyway it goes off his scope! He replied we can't penetrate and he replied with an offer of vector east or land back at midway. We accepted a 090 vector, later amended to fly direct to chicago heights VOR (southeast) switch to chicago center 'they'll call you'. They were busy. Eventually we flew 120 mi south to get around WX. 1) why did departure try to send us through a solid line. Were we a test case? 2) our 'canned' flight set us up for a flight wbound into trw line. 3) my company dispatch did not advise me of line of trw west of chicago.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTING ACR HAS SEVERE WX IMPACTING DEP ROUTE.

Narrative: DEPARTED MIDWAY AT XA FOR MCI. WX PACKET HAD 1 SIGMET REPORTED 1/2 WAY BETWEEN MDW AND MCI. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT WX REPORTED. ON TAXI OUT TURN ON RADAR HAD NOTE SOLID LINE OF TRW 20 MI W (SURPRISE). WE WERE ASSIGNED RWY 22 FOR WHAT I THINK WOULD BE A VECTOR PARALLEL TO THIS N-S LINE. WE WERE CLRED TO GO ASSIGNED HDG 280, STRAIGHT AT LINE OF TRW (2ND SURPRISE). WE CALLED DEP AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED OUR WEST HDG. WE ASKED DEP ABOUT THEIR PLAN REGARDING SOLID RED LINE OF TRW AT 12 O'CLOCK 15 MI. THEY SAID THEY HAD LOTS OF TFC. WE COULDN'T PARALLEL THE LINE AND ANYWAY IT GOES OFF HIS SCOPE! HE REPLIED WE CAN'T PENETRATE AND HE REPLIED WITH AN OFFER OF VECTOR EAST OR LAND BACK AT MIDWAY. WE ACCEPTED A 090 VECTOR, LATER AMENDED TO FLY DIRECT TO CHICAGO HEIGHTS VOR (SE) SWITCH TO CHICAGO CENTER 'THEY'LL CALL YOU'. THEY WERE BUSY. EVENTUALLY WE FLEW 120 MI S TO GET AROUND WX. 1) WHY DID DEP TRY TO SEND US THROUGH A SOLID LINE. WERE WE A TEST CASE? 2) OUR 'CANNED' FLT SET US UP FOR A FLT WBOUND INTO TRW LINE. 3) MY COMPANY DISPATCH DID NOT ADVISE ME OF LINE OF TRW W OF CHICAGO.

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.