ATC handling. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	303452
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : har
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	303452
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Dulles was down to 1 runway for landing, runway 1L (runway 1R was closed, runway 30 was not usable, WX). Dulles was asking center for 20 mi entrail. We (air carrier flight) were being vectored for the last 20 mins or so by ZNY around williamsport (fqm), selinsgrove (seg) and now closest to harrisburg (har) VOR, when one of our company flts asked center how much longer they could expect in delays because of being vectored around. Center then said to them: I'll tell you what air carrier -- that's it for the vectors, hold south of harrisburg on V162.' he then said 'and if any of the other air carrier flts have a problem or question I will accommodate them as well!' this controller was punishing our company flight when they were probably just trying to plan for fuel purposes, and threatening the rest of us. I wish I had his name. An attitude like this can severely harm pilot/controller communications as well as distract and upset flcs!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC HANDLING.

Narrative: DULLES WAS DOWN TO 1 RWY FOR LNDG, RWY 1L (RWY 1R WAS CLOSED, RWY 30 WAS NOT USABLE, WX). DULLES WAS ASKING CTR FOR 20 MI ENTRAIL. WE (ACR FLT) WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE LAST 20 MINS OR SO BY ZNY AROUND WILLIAMSPORT (FQM), SELINSGROVE (SEG) AND NOW CLOSEST TO HARRISBURG (HAR) VOR, WHEN ONE OF OUR COMPANY FLTS ASKED CTR HOW MUCH LONGER THEY COULD EXPECT IN DELAYS BECAUSE OF BEING VECTORED AROUND. CTR THEN SAID TO THEM: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT ACR -- THAT'S IT FOR THE VECTORS, HOLD S OF HARRISBURG ON V162.' HE THEN SAID 'AND IF ANY OF THE OTHER ACR FLTS HAVE A PROB OR QUESTION I WILL ACCOMMODATE THEM AS WELL!' THIS CTLR WAS PUNISHING OUR COMPANY FLT WHEN THEY WERE PROBABLY JUST TRYING TO PLAN FOR FUEL PURPOSES, AND THREATENING THE REST OF US. I WISH I HAD HIS NAME. AN ATTITUDE LIKE THIS CAN SEVERELY HARM PLT/CTLR COMS AS WELL AS DISTRACT AND UPSET FLCS!

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.