ZME is extensively rerouting aircraft after air carrier dispatch has provided legal fuel load, driftdown route, and is flying national route plan (nrp) rtes.

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Attributes
ACN	497314
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme.artcc
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other pilot : instrument pilot : private
ASRS Report	497314
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : zme.artcc

Narrative:

On an almost daily basis, ATC rertes my mem-phx flight way off course. This is an illegal and very unsafe procedure and needs to be stopped now. ATC must not take a flight off of an nrp route unless there is an emergency. ATC is incapable of providing en route winds aloft, driftdown information and fuel burn calculations that I am required to do by regulations. This is a safety violation and is costing our airline a significant amount of fuel and crew duty time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZME IS EXTENSIVELY REROUTING ACFT AFTER ACR DISPATCH HAS PROVIDED LEGAL FUEL LOAD, DRIFTDOWN RTE, AND IS FLYING NATIONAL ROUTE PLAN (NRP) RTES.

Narrative: ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS, ATC RERTES MY MEM-PHX FLT WAY OFF COURSE. THIS IS AN ILLEGAL AND VERY UNSAFE PROC AND NEEDS TO BE STOPPED NOW. ATC MUST NOT TAKE A FLT OFF OF AN NRP RTE UNLESS THERE IS AN EMER. ATC IS INCAPABLE OF PROVIDING ENRTE WINDS ALOFT, DRIFTDOWN INFO AND FUEL BURN CALCULATIONS THAT I AM REQUIRED TO DO BY REGS. THIS IS A SAFETY VIOLATION AND IS COSTING OUR AIRLINE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND CREW DUTY TIME.

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.