Narrative:

This morning ZAU instituted extensive airspace and procedure changes; including opening new sectors. Problem observed: harly sector no data on sector numbers on new sectors opened adjacent to harly; namely 'sweet' sector. Supervisor directed my manual controller to amend route of air carrier X destined dtw. The route air carrier X was flying; bae polar 2; wasn't passing to ZOB due to automation problem associated with new sectors. My d-side was directed to alter flight plan to a route the aircraft wasn't flying to pass flight plan; and I was told that this violation of the ATP was ok today. Very significant day today in my ATC carrier; being directed to perform unsafe flight plan change by a supervisor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZAU CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING NEW SECTORIZATION IMPLEMENTATION AND LACK OF TRAINING AND INFO ON THE SUBJECT CHANGE.

Narrative: THIS MORNING ZAU INSTITUTED EXTENSIVE AIRSPACE AND PROC CHANGES; INCLUDING OPENING NEW SECTORS. PROB OBSERVED: HARLY SECTOR NO DATA ON SECTOR NUMBERS ON NEW SECTORS OPENED ADJACENT TO HARLY; NAMELY 'SWEET' SECTOR. SUPVR DIRECTED MY MANUAL CTLR TO AMEND RTE OF ACR X DESTINED DTW. THE RTE ACR X WAS FLYING; BAE POLAR 2; WASN'T PASSING TO ZOB DUE TO AUTOMATION PROB ASSOCIATED WITH NEW SECTORS. MY D-SIDE WAS DIRECTED TO ALTER FLT PLAN TO A RTE THE ACFT WASN'T FLYING TO PASS FLT PLAN; AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS VIOLATION OF THE ATP WAS OK TODAY. VERY SIGNIFICANT DAY TODAY IN MY ATC CARRIER; BEING DIRECTED TO PERFORM UNSAFE FLT PLAN CHANGE BY A SUPVR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.