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ZKC controller expressed concern regarding supervisor's decision to keep sectors combined during busy complex traffic period.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 675516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc.artcc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 675516 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zkc.artcc |
Narrative:
From XA00 to XB00; sector 48 and sector 46 west of kansas city were combined. All showed up to 25 with dcl showing 15. Possible for 40 aircraft to be in area. Arrs into foe and top and lwc complicated situation; with 3 frequencys; congestion was a problem. Supervisor was negligent for leaving sectors combined.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZKC CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING SUPVR'S DECISION TO KEEP SECTORS COMBINED DURING BUSY COMPLEX TFC PERIOD.
Narrative: FROM XA00 TO XB00; SECTOR 48 AND SECTOR 46 W OF KANSAS CITY WERE COMBINED. ALL SHOWED UP TO 25 WITH DCL SHOWING 15. POSSIBLE FOR 40 ACFT TO BE IN AREA. ARRS INTO FOE AND TOP AND LWC COMPLICATED SIT; WITH 3 FREQS; CONGESTION WAS A PROB. SUPVR WAS NEGLIGENT FOR LEAVING SECTORS COMBINED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.