1996-08 · NASA ASRS report 345690
FLC OF AN LTT CPR JET OVERSHOT CLB ALT DURING DEP CLB RESULTING IN ATC QUESTIONING THEIR PREVIOUS ALT ASSIGNMENT.
ON CLB OUT AT TTN WITH TSTMS IN AND AROUND THE AREA; I WAS GIVEN A NUMBER OF HEADING CHANGES WITH AIRSPD CHANGES. THEY WERE 180 DEG AND 270 DEG TURNS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I WAS CLBING TO 3000 FT AND THEN TO 6000 FT. BEFORE BEING HANDED OFF TO THE NEXT CTLR; I WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN 8000 FT. WHEN WE CHKED IN WITH THE NEW CTLR TO LEVEL 8000 FT; HE SAID; 'WERE YOU GIVEN 8000 FT BY THE PREVIOUS CTLR?' I TOLD HIM 8000 FT HAD BEEN GIVEN AND HE WASN'T SURE WE HAD BEEN GIVEN 6 OR 8. THE CTLR SAID IT WAS NOT A PROB! I HOPE THIS WAS NOT A PROB FOR ANYONE. HOWEVER; BEING GIVEN MULTIPLE HEADINGS AND AIRSPD CHANGES WITH A NUMBER OF ALT CHANGES WHILE TRYING TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT CLR OF BUILDING CUMULO NIMBUS MAKES ALL OF OUR DAYS A LITTLE HARDER. THE CTLRS I WORKED WITH WERE VERY MUCH THE PROFESSIONALS THEY ARE AND DID A GREAT JOB. I FEEL WITH WX AND A LOT OF TFC TO CONTEND WITH; I WOULD PREFER A DELAY ON THE GND RATHER THAN TKOF INTO THE AIRBORNE TFC DELAYS AND VAST VECTORING TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION BTWN ACFT; AND POSSIBLY LEADING TO CONFUSION BTWN FLCS AND ATC. WE HAVE THE GREATEST SYS IN THE WORLD AND IT WORKS WELL; HOWEVER; WE CAN'T ALL BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME. SOME DELAYS WILL HAPPEN.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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