Narrative:

On climb out from bos the captain and departure control got into an argument, over the radio, about the handling of our flight. Both the captain and the controller were very unprofessional. This type of behavior can't be tolerated, for it breaks down the safety chain. A contributing factor was the captain being very stressed from a family emergency. This was the first leg of the flight home for him. Being aware of this, I was being extra cautious so as to catch any errors being made, but that couldn't help prevent the argument. The argument was over a noise abatement procedure that causes undue vectoring, no matter the altitude (we were as high as 14000 ft with approach). The information on this procedure isn't readily available to the pilots. The 'logan 9 SID' tells turbojet aircraft to expect to cross the shore above 6000 ft. As with many other noise abatement procedures this one is ridiculous. Even so, the behavior of the captain and the controller was way out of line. There are times when all of us get upset or frustrated while flying or working, but we cannot let that interfere with professionalism and safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON FREQ ARGUMENT BTWN PIC AND ATC CTLR.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM BOS THE CAPT AND DEP CTL GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT, OVER THE RADIO, ABOUT THE HANDLING OF OUR FLT. BOTH THE CAPT AND THE CTLR WERE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR CAN'T BE TOLERATED, FOR IT BREAKS DOWN THE SAFETY CHAIN. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE CAPT BEING VERY STRESSED FROM A FAMILY EMER. THIS WAS THE FIRST LEG OF THE FLT HOME FOR HIM. BEING AWARE OF THIS, I WAS BEING EXTRA CAUTIOUS SO AS TO CATCH ANY ERRORS BEING MADE, BUT THAT COULDN'T HELP PREVENT THE ARGUMENT. THE ARGUMENT WAS OVER A NOISE ABATEMENT PROC THAT CAUSES UNDUE VECTORING, NO MATTER THE ALT (WE WERE AS HIGH AS 14000 FT WITH APCH). THE INFO ON THIS PROC ISN'T READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PLTS. THE 'LOGAN 9 SID' TELLS TURBOJET ACFT TO EXPECT TO CROSS THE SHORE ABOVE 6000 FT. AS WITH MANY OTHER NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS THIS ONE IS RIDICULOUS. EVEN SO, THE BEHAVIOR OF THE CAPT AND THE CTLR WAS WAY OUT OF LINE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ALL OF US GET UPSET OR FRUSTRATED WHILE FLYING OR WORKING, BUT WE CANNOT LET THAT INTERFERE WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND SAFETY.

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.