Unable to man newly established positions due to inadequate staffing.

Attributes
ACN	113932
Time
Date	198906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alb
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	113932
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

This problem is relative to airspace confign at albany approach control. Recently alb adopted a new 4 sector (scope) confign. However due to the fact that there are not enough controllers to staff this confign all the time, it becomes necessary to combine the west feeder position with departure control. In mod traffic this creates an unsafe operation condition and often runs into overload situations for the person working these sectors combined. Because of the odd shape of the resulting airspace it is difficult to monitor the far east portion resulting in frequent interfacility airspace violations. Repeated overtures to management concerning this has produced no results or changes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO MAN NEWLY ESTABLISHED POSITIONS DUE TO INADEQUATE STAFFING.

Narrative: THIS PROBLEM IS RELATIVE TO AIRSPACE CONFIGN AT ALBANY APCH CTL. RECENTLY ALB ADOPTED A NEW 4 SECTOR (SCOPE) CONFIGN. HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CTLRS TO STAFF THIS CONFIGN ALL THE TIME, IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO COMBINE THE WEST FEEDER POSITION WITH DEP CTL. IN MOD TFC THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE OPERATION CONDITION AND OFTEN RUNS INTO OVERLOAD SITUATIONS FOR THE PERSON WORKING THESE SECTORS COMBINED. BECAUSE OF THE ODD SHAPE OF THE RESULTING AIRSPACE IT IS DIFFICULT TO MONITOR THE FAR EAST PORTION RESULTING IN FREQUENT INTERFACILITY AIRSPACE VIOLATIONS. REPEATED OVERTURES TO MGMNT CONCERNING THIS HAS PRODUCED NO RESULTS OR CHANGES.

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.