Desitnation closed account thunderstorm in area. Flight crew divert to alternate account low fuel.

Attributes
ACN	88067
Time
Date	198805
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sie
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tracon : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	88067
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

20 mins prior to arrival at phl, our flight was vectored far off course into a line of thunderstorms. Upon approaching phl, we were informed that the airport was closed due to thunderstorm activity. We were issued a holding clearance over brigs intersection at 8000'. Due to our fuel remaining and extreme discomfort to the crew and passenger, we elected to divert to bwi, our scheduled alternate. ATC informed us that bwi was no longer accepting traffic due to congestion. Company operations subsequently directed us to proceed to bdl. At this time (+/- XA00 local) VHF radios #2 and #3 (communication) were rendered inoperative. Upon relaying this information to ATC, we were issued an extensive clearance involving jet arwys, victor arwys and several intxns. This routing was far from direct. We landed at bdl with +/-3500 pounds of fuel remaining. I hereby would like to submit to you a personal record of my displeasure with ATC. I feel ATC was totally unresponsive to our needs and could have been more supportive.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DESITNATION CLOSED ACCOUNT TSTM IN AREA. FLT CREW DIVERT TO ALTERNATE ACCOUNT LOW FUEL.

Narrative: 20 MINS PRIOR TO ARR AT PHL, OUR FLT WAS VECTORED FAR OFF COURSE INTO A LINE OF TSTMS. UPON APCHING PHL, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED DUE TO TSTM ACTIVITY. WE WERE ISSUED A HOLDING CLRNC OVER BRIGS INTXN AT 8000'. DUE TO OUR FUEL REMAINING AND EXTREME DISCOMFORT TO THE CREW AND PAX, WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BWI, OUR SCHEDULED ALTERNATE. ATC INFORMED US THAT BWI WAS NO LONGER ACCEPTING TFC DUE TO CONGESTION. COMPANY OPS SUBSEQUENTLY DIRECTED US TO PROCEED TO BDL. AT THIS TIME (+/- XA00 LCL) VHF RADIOS #2 AND #3 (COM) WERE RENDERED INOP. UPON RELAYING THIS INFO TO ATC, WE WERE ISSUED AN EXTENSIVE CLRNC INVOLVING JET ARWYS, VICTOR ARWYS AND SEVERAL INTXNS. THIS ROUTING WAS FAR FROM DIRECT. WE LANDED AT BDL WITH +/-3500 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING. I HEREBY WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT TO YOU A PERSONAL RECORD OF MY DISPLEASURE WITH ATC. I FEEL ATC WAS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE TO OUR NEEDS AND COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SUPPORTIVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.