Reporter not happy with facility's full performance level radar controller staffing.

Attributes
ACN	143672
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	143672
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:

Management took 2 supervisors off the schedule, so that left 4 fpl controllers to staff the radar on a weekly basis and working long shifts is a common occurrence. We have 15 controllers here and only 5 are checked out on radar now. Management needs to put supervisors back on schedule for safety reasons, fatigue factor and most of all prevent systems errors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER NOT HAPPY WITH FAC'S FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL RADAR CTLR STAFFING.

Narrative: MGMNT TOOK 2 SUPVRS OFF THE SCHEDULE, SO THAT LEFT 4 FPL CTLRS TO STAFF THE RADAR ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND WORKING LONG SHIFTS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WE HAVE 15 CTLRS HERE AND ONLY 5 ARE CHECKED OUT ON RADAR NOW. MGMNT NEEDS TO PUT SUPVRS BACK ON SCHEDULE FOR SAFETY REASONS, FATIGUE FACTOR AND MOST OF ALL PREVENT SYSTEMS ERRORS.

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