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C90 controller voiced concern regarding unsafe working conditions allegedly caused by lack of staffing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 724840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar controller : approach |
| Experience | controller military : 5 controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 724840 |
| 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 : c90.tracon staffing : c90.tracon |
Narrative:
While working the trip runway 27R; I was forced to also serve as a feeder for both runways 22R and 27L. For the better part of an hour; I not only ran a full final for runway 27R; I also had to vector for in-trail spacing; I had to descend through and miss runways 22R and 27L traffic and issue numerous merging target calls for the crossing traffic. While this was happening; I also had to monitor the adjacent runway traffic in order to issue appropriate speed adjustments. My frequency was overloaded with airplanes and the feeder was more than needed. If we don't have the personnel to man position; overtime should have been called in to run a proper and safe operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C90 CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY LACK OF STAFFING.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING THE TRIP RWY 27R; I WAS FORCED TO ALSO SERVE AS A FEEDER FOR BOTH RWYS 22R AND 27L. FOR THE BETTER PART OF AN HR; I NOT ONLY RAN A FULL FINAL FOR RWY 27R; I ALSO HAD TO VECTOR FOR IN-TRAIL SPACING; I HAD TO DSND THROUGH AND MISS RWYS 22R AND 27L TFC AND ISSUE NUMEROUS MERGING TARGET CALLS FOR THE XING TFC. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING; I ALSO HAD TO MONITOR THE ADJACENT RWY TFC IN ORDER TO ISSUE APPROPRIATE SPD ADJUSTMENTS. MY FREQ WAS OVERLOADED WITH AIRPLANES AND THE FEEDER WAS MORE THAN NEEDED. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO MAN POS; OVERTIME SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED IN TO RUN A PROPER AND SAFE OP.
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.