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Controller claims that supervisors at ZFW frequently are required to work position because of a staffing shortage. Says supervisors are also assigned to operational supervisor duty while working position. Occasionally staff personnel are used to help out but the reporter feels it's only a temporary fix.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410533 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 16 controller radar : 14 flight time total : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 410533 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| 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:
Due to an overall staffing shortage and training of fpl's due to a 7TH area reorganization, supervisors are 'making ends meet' by working position while also assigned the 'operational supervisor' position. On this shift, the osic was forced to work the a-side stuffing strips for 4 sectors from 2 printers. I was working the a-side and decod-hi was getting very busy handling arrs. The osic told me to plug in to the d- side, but there was no one available for the a-side. He ran around stuffing strips. The osic had to call down 2 staff specialists and 1 a-side from another area. This a- side was recalled from that area and the osic had to steal an a-side from another area. The staff specialists and a-side didn't last long so the fix was only temporary. The osic only called down the staff specialists when I told him that he ought to file a NASA report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT SUPVRS AT ZFW FREQUENTLY ARE REQUIRED TO WORK POS BECAUSE OF A STAFFING SHORTAGE. SAYS SUPVRS ARE ALSO ASSIGNED TO OPERATIONAL SUPVR DUTY WHILE WORKING POS. OCCASIONALLY STAFF PERSONNEL ARE USED TO HELP OUT BUT THE RPTR FEELS IT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX.
Narrative: DUE TO AN OVERALL STAFFING SHORTAGE AND TRAINING OF FPL'S DUE TO A 7TH AREA REORGANIZATION, SUPVRS ARE 'MAKING ENDS MEET' BY WORKING POS WHILE ALSO ASSIGNED THE 'OPERATIONAL SUPVR' POS. ON THIS SHIFT, THE OSIC WAS FORCED TO WORK THE A-SIDE STUFFING STRIPS FOR 4 SECTORS FROM 2 PRINTERS. I WAS WORKING THE A-SIDE AND DECOD-HI WAS GETTING VERY BUSY HANDLING ARRS. THE OSIC TOLD ME TO PLUG IN TO THE D- SIDE, BUT THERE WAS NO ONE AVAILABLE FOR THE A-SIDE. HE RAN AROUND STUFFING STRIPS. THE OSIC HAD TO CALL DOWN 2 STAFF SPECIALISTS AND 1 A-SIDE FROM ANOTHER AREA. THIS A- SIDE WAS RECALLED FROM THAT AREA AND THE OSIC HAD TO STEAL AN A-SIDE FROM ANOTHER AREA. THE STAFF SPECIALISTS AND A-SIDE DIDN'T LAST LONG SO THE FIX WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. THE OSIC ONLY CALLED DOWN THE STAFF SPECIALISTS WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT HE OUGHT TO FILE A NASA RPT.
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.