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Attributes | |
ACN | 422820 |
Time | |
Date | 199812 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw |
State Reference | TX |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Experience | controller radar : 6 |
ASRS Report | 422820 |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Overtime use was authority/authorized to supplement for a controller assigned away from the facility. Fpl controller count was at 9, with a 'bare bones' staffing requirement of 11. No overtime used. Supervisor chose to save money over providing a safe level of staffing. (His definition of 'bare bones,' not mine!). This situation continues on dec/a-B/98 and will likely occur in upcoming weeks as well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RADAR CTLR BELIEVED THAT THE AREA STAFFING FOR PARTICULAR DAYS WAS UNACCEPTABLE.
Narrative: OVERTIME USE WAS AUTH TO SUPPLEMENT FOR A CTLR ASSIGNED AWAY FROM THE FACILITY. FPL CTLR COUNT WAS AT 9, WITH A 'BARE BONES' STAFFING REQUIREMENT OF 11. NO OVERTIME USED. SUPERVISOR CHOSE TO SAVE MONEY OVER PROVIDING A SAFE LEVEL OF STAFFING. (HIS DEFINITION OF 'BARE BONES,' NOT MINE!). THIS SIT CONTINUES ON DEC/A-B/98 AND WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN UPCOMING WKS AS WELL.
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.