Narrative:

The sector reaches capacity and there is no help from supervisor or tmu to help alleviate the sector saturation. Special note -- sector was being worked by 1 person when it should have been 2 people working the position. According to the ZLA sector 06 rdp density chart sector 06 went red, at the map at XX01Z. Sector 6 stayed red until XX25Z. Sector 6 went 4 aircraft over the map. Sector 6 stayed at or above the map for a 22 min period. According to faah 7210.3M section 7-1 monitor alert parameter (map) establishes a numerical trigger value to provide notification to facility personnel, through the ma function of the etms, that sector/airport efficiency may be degraded during specific periods of time. Sector 06's map value is set at 13 aircraft. At 13 aircraft sector 06's efficiency became degraded. At 4 aircraft over the map, sector 06's ability to provide air traffic services in a safe environment became highly degraded. Why was sector 06 allowed to stay in a red condition? The faah 7210.3 chapter 19, section 7-3c note -- tm initiatives should be primarily for those time frames when the map value will be equaled or exceeded for a sustained period of time (usually greater than 5 mins). The non-compliance with faah 7210.3M and the inaction of the supervisor and tmu helped contribute to the degradation of sector 06. This is unsafe and unacceptable.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ALLEGES THE SECTOR REACHED CAPACITY WITH ONLY 1 CTLR WHEN THERE SHOULD BE 2.

Narrative: THE SECTOR REACHES CAPACITY AND THERE IS NO HELP FROM SUPVR OR TMU TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE SECTOR SATURATION. SPECIAL NOTE -- SECTOR WAS BEING WORKED BY 1 PERSON WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 2 PEOPLE WORKING THE POS. ACCORDING TO THE ZLA SECTOR 06 RDP DENSITY CHART SECTOR 06 WENT RED, AT THE MAP AT XX01Z. SECTOR 6 STAYED RED UNTIL XX25Z. SECTOR 6 WENT 4 ACFT OVER THE MAP. SECTOR 6 STAYED AT OR ABOVE THE MAP FOR A 22 MIN PERIOD. ACCORDING TO FAAH 7210.3M SECTION 7-1 MONITOR ALERT PARAMETER (MAP) ESTABLISHES A NUMERICAL TRIGGER VALUE TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO FACILITY PERSONNEL, THROUGH THE MA FUNCTION OF THE ETMS, THAT SECTOR/ARPT EFFICIENCY MAY BE DEGRADED DURING SPECIFIC PERIODS OF TIME. SECTOR 06'S MAP VALUE IS SET AT 13 ACFT. AT 13 ACFT SECTOR 06'S EFFICIENCY BECAME DEGRADED. AT 4 ACFT OVER THE MAP, SECTOR 06'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE AIR TFC SVCS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT BECAME HIGHLY DEGRADED. WHY WAS SECTOR 06 ALLOWED TO STAY IN A RED CONDITION? THE FAAH 7210.3 CHAPTER 19, SECTION 7-3C NOTE -- TM INITIATIVES SHOULD BE PRIMARILY FOR THOSE TIME FRAMES WHEN THE MAP VALUE WILL BE EQUALED OR EXCEEDED FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME (USUALLY GREATER THAN 5 MINS). THE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FAAH 7210.3M AND THE INACTION OF THE SUPVR AND TMU HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEGRADATION OF SECTOR 06. THIS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE.

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.