Combined position of operation due to staffing problem.

Attributes
ACN	328163
Time
Date	199602
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : coordinator
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 13
ASRS Report	328163
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	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was working tcb north, tcb south, tcb handoff, and cabin coordinator position all combined. This occurred during our am departure rush with air taxies going through us (lga) to ewr. The supervisor on duty was not certified on any control position. My relief at XA30 am was forced to work under the same conditions. Nothing happened today. In the past, lga has had operational errors under the same circumstances, it may happen again. Staffing plus the refusal of management to call in overtime or cancel meetings caused the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMBINED POS OF OP DUE TO STAFFING PROB.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING TCB N, TCB S, TCB HDOF, AND CABIN COORDINATOR POS ALL COMBINED. THIS OCCURRED DURING OUR AM DEP RUSH WITH AIR TAXIES GOING THROUGH US (LGA) TO EWR. THE SUPERVISOR ON DUTY WAS NOT CERTIFIED ON ANY CTL POS. MY RELIEF AT XA30 AM WAS FORCED TO WORK UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. NOTHING HAPPENED TODAY. IN THE PAST, LGA HAS HAD OPERATIONAL ERRORS UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES, IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. STAFFING PLUS THE REFUSAL OF MGMNT TO CALL IN OVERTIME OR CANCEL MEETINGS CAUSED THE PROB.

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.