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Mci controller alleges supervisor denied a request for sick leave and was directed to work the controller in charge position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 714143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci.artcc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 controller time certified in position1 : 1 controller time certified in position2 : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 714143 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : mci.tower |
Narrative:
My supervisor made me work while sick. He denied my request to use sick leave. His reason was due to short staffing. I had to work a position of in charge (controller in charge). This placed me in a position of responsibility of all other controllers while ill. I may have missed important safety issues affecting aircraft and needed to assist controllers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MCI CTLR ALLEGES SUPVR DENIED A REQUEST FOR SICK LEAVE AND WAS DIRECTED TO WORK THE CIC POS.
Narrative: MY SUPVR MADE ME WORK WHILE SICK. HE DENIED MY REQUEST TO USE SICK LEAVE. HIS REASON WAS DUE TO SHORT STAFFING. I HAD TO WORK A POS OF IN CHARGE (CIC). THIS PLACED ME IN A POS OF RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL OTHER CTLRS WHILE ILL. I MAY HAVE MISSED IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUES AFFECTING ACFT AND NEEDED TO ASSIST CTLRS.
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.