Flight crew of medium large transport refuses vector into area of severe WX.

Attributes
ACN	119470
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : syr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	119470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

ATC gave a vector which would have sent the aircraft into a thunderstorm and pilot refused vector. ATC stated a conflict existed with aircraft which was at 9000'. Our climb clearance was to 10000'. The solution was a level off at 6000'. ATC appeared to not be aware of WX or did not consider it a problem. The WX appeared red on the WX radar on the aircraft. The controller seemed unreasonable in his demand for the turn. We continued straight ahead for 8-10 NM to clear the thunderstorm then turned to vectored heading.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG REFUSES VECTOR INTO AREA OF SEVERE WX.

Narrative: ATC GAVE A VECTOR WHICH WOULD HAVE SENT THE ACFT INTO A TSTM AND PLT REFUSED VECTOR. ATC STATED A CONFLICT EXISTED WITH ACFT WHICH WAS AT 9000'. OUR CLB CLRNC WAS TO 10000'. THE SOLUTION WAS A LEVEL OFF AT 6000'. ATC APPEARED TO NOT BE AWARE OF WX OR DID NOT CONSIDER IT A PROB. THE WX APPEARED RED ON THE WX RADAR ON THE ACFT. THE CTLR SEEMED UNREASONABLE IN HIS DEMAND FOR THE TURN. WE CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR 8-10 NM TO CLR THE TSTM THEN TURNED TO VECTORED HDG.

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.