Controller complains about rerouting of two aircraft through his airspace.

Attributes
ACN	127404
Time
Date	198911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tys
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : bil
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	127404
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

A tmu person came to sector R50 and asked me if I could take 2 aircraft tys-odf-grd-clt. The normal routing into clt from north of tys is the tys transition to the shine arrival to clt. I told him that my rush into atl was beginning and in my opinion it would be an unsafe situation if I worked the 2 aircraft. He then asked (name) who was watching the area for the supervisor. The acting supervisor advised the tmu that we would work the aircraft, even though I protested his decision. The supervisor was aware that I was not going to accept the handoff plenty of time to either inform sector 39 and tmu and my reasons for refusing the handoff. I first saw the 2 aircraft flashing handoff approximately 10-20 mi north of the tys VOR. I asked the supervisor several times to go over to sector 39 or tmu and make other arrangements for the aircraft. I was never given a direct order or even asked why I was refusing the aircraft. He never responded when I informed him of my decision. Safety was never compromised. My rush period was beginning. In my opinion it was a very unsafe operation. Plus my supervisor said to me a few days before, that the only aircraft that would be cleared odf-grd-clt would be aircraft coming from mem center and the change en route would be affected west of J89, and not from over tys VORTAC. Tmu made a bad call on this situation. The controller on the sector should have a say in any decision that will impact his sector adversely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR COMPLAINS ABOUT REROUTING OF TWO ACFT THROUGH HIS AIRSPACE.

Narrative: A TMU PERSON CAME TO SECTOR R50 AND ASKED ME IF I COULD TAKE 2 ACFT TYS-ODF-GRD-CLT. THE NORMAL ROUTING INTO CLT FROM N OF TYS IS THE TYS TRANSITION TO THE SHINE ARR TO CLT. I TOLD HIM THAT MY RUSH INTO ATL WAS BEGINNING AND IN MY OPINION IT WOULD BE AN UNSAFE SITUATION IF I WORKED THE 2 ACFT. HE THEN ASKED (NAME) WHO WAS WATCHING THE AREA FOR THE SUPVR. THE ACTING SUPVR ADVISED THE TMU THAT WE WOULD WORK THE ACFT, EVEN THOUGH I PROTESTED HIS DECISION. THE SUPVR WAS AWARE THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THE HANDOFF PLENTY OF TIME TO EITHER INFORM SECTOR 39 AND TMU AND MY REASONS FOR REFUSING THE HANDOFF. I FIRST SAW THE 2 ACFT FLASHING HANDOFF APPROX 10-20 MI N OF THE TYS VOR. I ASKED THE SUPVR SEVERAL TIMES TO GO OVER TO SECTOR 39 OR TMU AND MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ACFT. I WAS NEVER GIVEN A DIRECT ORDER OR EVEN ASKED WHY I WAS REFUSING THE ACFT. HE NEVER RESPONDED WHEN I INFORMED HIM OF MY DECISION. SAFETY WAS NEVER COMPROMISED. MY RUSH PERIOD WAS BEGINNING. IN MY OPINION IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE OPERATION. PLUS MY SUPVR SAID TO ME A FEW DAYS BEFORE, THAT THE ONLY ACFT THAT WOULD BE CLRED ODF-GRD-CLT WOULD BE ACFT COMING FROM MEM CENTER AND THE CHANGE ENRTE WOULD BE AFFECTED W OF J89, AND NOT FROM OVER TYS VORTAC. TMU MADE A BAD CALL ON THIS SITUATION. THE CTLR ON THE SECTOR SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN ANY DECISION THAT WILL IMPACT HIS SECTOR ADVERSELY.

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.