ARTCC controller complaint on aircraft not being rerouted inbound to iad to miss level 3 and 4 thunderstorms on the normal routing. Central flow control and the ARTCC tmu had sufficient information on the WX, but did not take any action until the radar controllers at ZBW and at ZNY made several complaints. Reporter indicates a ucr was filed on this safety issue.

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Attributes
ACN	341660
Time
Date	199607
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bgm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	341660
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Traffic flight planned to iad was rted into areas of severe WX. The route did not take into account any current WX reports or WX radar. The WX radar clearly depicted level 3 to 4 thunderstorms in the vicinity of hnk and lhy. Central flow/tmu had the option to route traffic via alb J6 or other southerly routing, but did not. After complaints by the radar controller at sector 24 and ZNY sector 35, route was changed. Ucr filed on jul/xx/96, to address safety concerns and raise questions regarding competency of central flow/tmu.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC CTLR COMPLAINT ON ACFT NOT BEING REROUTED INBOUND TO IAD TO MISS LEVEL 3 AND 4 TSTMS ON THE NORMAL ROUTING. CENTRAL FLOW CTL AND THE ARTCC TMU HAD SUFFICIENT INFO ON THE WX, BUT DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION UNTIL THE RADAR CTLRS AT ZBW AND AT ZNY MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. RPTR INDICATES A UCR WAS FILED ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

Narrative: TFC FLIGHT PLANNED TO IAD WAS RTED INTO AREAS OF SEVERE WX. THE RTE DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY CURRENT WX RPTS OR WX RADAR. THE WX RADAR CLRLY DEPICTED LEVEL 3 TO 4 TSTMS IN THE VICINITY OF HNK AND LHY. CENTRAL FLOW/TMU HAD THE OPTION TO RTE TFC VIA ALB J6 OR OTHER SOUTHERLY ROUTING, BUT DID NOT. AFTER COMPLAINTS BY THE RADAR CTLR AT SECTOR 24 AND ZNY SECTOR 35, RTE WAS CHANGED. UCR FILED ON JUL/XX/96, TO ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS AND RAISE QUESTIONS REGARDING COMPETENCY OF CENTRAL FLOW/TMU.

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.