Narrative:

Between XA00-XD00, a line of WX built between wichita, ks, kansas city, and chicago forcing most of the traffic south through sectors 02 (wichita hi), 27 (tulsa hi), and 97 (chamute super hi). Traffic management initiatives were non existent or ineffective. These sectors were inundated with overload numbers of traffic. Aircraft were not routed south of this area. (All the traffic wanted to go just far enough to miss the WX, but when you have to vector climb or descend traffic, that do not want to do that) air traffic controllers were working sectors that were unsafe for 3-4 hours at a time without adequate relief. All sector bays were completely full of flight progress strips, with no room for more. An unsafe situation existed, too many airplanes, not enough help. Not enough effective flow control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZKC CTLR CONCERNED WITH FACILITY STAFFING, FLOW CTL, WX AND SECTOR VOLUME WORKLOAD WHICH CAUSED UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS.

Narrative: BTWN XA00-XD00, A LINE OF WX BUILT BTWN WICHITA, KS, KANSAS CITY, AND CHICAGO FORCING MOST OF THE TFC S THROUGH SECTORS 02 (WICHITA HI), 27 (TULSA HI), AND 97 (CHAMUTE SUPER HI). TFC MGMNT INITIATIVES WERE NON EXISTENT OR INEFFECTIVE. THESE SECTORS WERE INUNDATED WITH OVERLOAD NUMBERS OF TFC. ACFT WERE NOT ROUTED S OF THIS AREA. (ALL THE TFC WANTED TO GO JUST FAR ENOUGH TO MISS THE WX, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE TO VECTOR CLB OR DSND TFC, THAT DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT) AIR TFC CTLRS WERE WORKING SECTORS THAT WERE UNSAFE FOR 3-4 HRS AT A TIME WITHOUT ADEQUATE RELIEF. ALL SECTOR BAYS WERE COMPLETELY FULL OF FLT PROGRESS STRIPS, WITH NO ROOM FOR MORE. AN UNSAFE SIT EXISTED, TOO MANY AIRPLANES, NOT ENOUGH HELP. NOT ENOUGH EFFECTIVE FLOW CTL.

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.