Flight crew complaint about ATCT local controller handling at ord.

Attributes
ACN	159549
Time
Date	199010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
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 : 9400 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	159549
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Approaching runway 22L for takeoff the tower controller asked us if we were ready. When we told him that we needed another minute for cockpit checks he became semi-irate, told us to taxi down 22L so he could allow the 1 other aircraft behind us to take off. It took over 2 mins for us to taxi down and clear the runway. Finally after 10-15 mins we were allowed to depart ord. (By all indications we were deliberately delayed.) 1 week previous to my incident I heard a pilot being chewed out by an ord tower controller because the pilot requested a delay for wake turbulence behind an aircraft that was not a heavy. At ord there are times that a controller will try and pressure a pilot into rushing. This must stop before an accident/incident happens. This petty behavior by ord tower is uncalled-for.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW COMPLAINT ABOUT ATCT LCL CTLR HANDLING AT ORD.

Narrative: APCHING RWY 22L FOR TKOF THE TWR CTLR ASKED US IF WE WERE READY. WHEN WE TOLD HIM THAT WE NEEDED ANOTHER MINUTE FOR COCKPIT CHKS HE BECAME SEMI-IRATE, TOLD US TO TAXI DOWN 22L SO HE COULD ALLOW THE 1 OTHER ACFT BEHIND US TO TAKE OFF. IT TOOK OVER 2 MINS FOR US TO TAXI DOWN AND CLR THE RWY. FINALLY AFTER 10-15 MINS WE WERE ALLOWED TO DEPART ORD. (BY ALL INDICATIONS WE WERE DELIBERATELY DELAYED.) 1 WK PREVIOUS TO MY INCIDENT I HEARD A PLT BEING CHEWED OUT BY AN ORD TWR CTLR BECAUSE THE PLT REQUESTED A DELAY FOR WAKE TURB BEHIND AN ACFT THAT WAS NOT A HVY. AT ORD THERE ARE TIMES THAT A CTLR WILL TRY AND PRESSURE A PLT INTO RUSHING. THIS MUST STOP BEFORE AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT HAPPENS. THIS PETTY BEHAVIOR BY ORD TWR IS UNCALLED-FOR.

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