ARTCC sector frequencys not monitored when sectors combined on mid shift.

Attributes
ACN	280499
Time
Date	199408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 3
ASRS Report	280499
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	280639
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
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	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

For whatever reason, frequencys are not monitored between XA00- XB00 local at position in ZNY. This practice is in direct violation of FAA handbook 7110.65 paragraph 2-71, as well as being a safety hazard to the flying public. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated frequencys are not monitored in 3 center areas on the mid shift -- areas B and C and sometimes area a. Reporter said all sectors are combined on 1 frequency and the other sector frequencys are not put in speaker, but turned off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC SECTOR FREQS NOT MONITORED WHEN SECTORS COMBINED ON MID SHIFT.

Narrative: FOR WHATEVER REASON, FREQS ARE NOT MONITORED BTWN XA00- XB00 LCL AT POS IN ZNY. THIS PRACTICE IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF FAA HANDBOOK 7110.65 PARAGRAPH 2-71, AS WELL AS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE FLYING PUBLIC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED FREQS ARE NOT MONITORED IN 3 CTR AREAS ON THE MID SHIFT -- AREAS B AND C AND SOMETIMES AREA A. RPTR SAID ALL SECTORS ARE COMBINED ON 1 FREQ AND THE OTHER SECTOR FREQS ARE NOT PUT IN SPEAKER, BUT TURNED OFF.

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.