Controller complaint about staffing.

Attributes
ACN	175230
Time
Date	199104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	175230
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Abq ATC tower is consistently understaffed on mondays and tuesdays due to a shortage of full performance level air traffic controllers. There are presently 19 full performance level controllers on board, which is well below authority/authorized staffing. On 4/tue/91, there were 4 full performance level controllers on duty from xa:30-xd:30L, which is below minimum staffing. This is a recurring problem, which degrades safety due to the fact that not all control positions are open when air traffic density increases, and necessary coordination is delayed or denied.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT STAFFING.

Narrative: ABQ ATC TWR IS CONSISTENTLY UNDERSTAFFED ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL AIR TFC CTLRS. THERE ARE PRESENTLY 19 FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL CTLRS ON BOARD, WHICH IS WELL BELOW AUTH STAFFING. ON 4/TUE/91, THERE WERE 4 FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL CTLRS ON DUTY FROM XA:30-XD:30L, WHICH IS BELOW MINIMUM STAFFING. THIS IS A RECURRING PROB, WHICH DEGRADES SAFETY DUE TO THE FACT THAT NOT ALL CTL POSITIONS ARE OPEN WHEN AIR TFC DENSITY INCREASES, AND NECESSARY COORD IS DELAYED OR DENIED.

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.