EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Weather; Human Factors
I received a hand-off on Aircraft X at FL200 from ZNY Phillipsburg sector. There was a wall of heavy and mostly extreme precipitation directly ahead of Aircraft X that stretched north to south for approximately 80 miles. Aircraft X checked on my frequency requesting an immediate climb and left deviation for the weather. FL200 was in the data block as a hard altitude so I was unaware of any higher requested altitude. So I asked the pilot what his requested altitude was and he responded with FL340. I approved a left deviation and a climb to FL230 (which was my sector's ceiling) and flashed for higher to BKI sector. The pilot then told me that the previous Controller from ZNY would not approve any higher altitude or weather deviation and the pilot stated that the previous Controller put him in a dangerous situation. I called PSB sector and asked for control on Aircraft X and other aircraft in trail with the same situation happening again. The Controller stated that he had no traffic and they were my control. Aircraft X requested a phone number to speak with ZNY management over the incident because of the danger he was out in. Laziness from the ZNY Controller not putting in a higher requested altitude and not approving higher or deviations to aircraft for weather is extremely careless and unsafe to the flying public. That Controller; in my opinion; should receive disciplinary action and recurrent training.
ZOB Center Controller reported that an aircraft had requested deviations and higher altitude to avoid severe weather which were not approved by the previous Center Controller.