Reporter alleges the ATC arrival procedures too inflexible.

Attributes
ACN	294880
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	294880
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Top of overcast 4200 ft, bottom 3000 ft. Moderate rime ice reported existing. Atl approach control assigned 3500 ft to intercept ILS runway 27L with final 20-25 mi out when altitude change to 4500 ft suggested (in clear). Tower controllers said nothing could be done to get aircraft out of icing due to turboprops in this pattern. This attitude is what causes accidents. I called a mr FAA (phone) who said he would look into it. We spent about 10 mins in icing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ALLEGES THE ATC ARR PROCS TOO INFLEXIBLE.

Narrative: TOP OF OVCST 4200 FT, BOTTOM 3000 FT. MODERATE RIME ICE RPTED EXISTING. ATL APCH CTL ASSIGNED 3500 FT TO INTERCEPT ILS RWY 27L WITH FINAL 20-25 MI OUT WHEN ALT CHANGE TO 4500 FT SUGGESTED (IN CLR). TWR CTLRS SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO GET ACFT OUT OF ICING DUE TO TURBOPROPS IN THIS PATTERN. THIS ATTITUDE IS WHAT CAUSES ACCIDENTS. I CALLED A MR FAA (PHONE) WHO SAID HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT. WE SPENT ABOUT 10 MINS IN ICING.

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.