ZTL controller voiced concern regarding WX display altitude blocks vs. Airspace alignments; claiming workload increase and safety concerns.

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Attributes
ACN	731438
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 34000
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 19
ASRS Report	731438
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : ztl.artcc

Narrative:

I am required to depict WX in all altitudes of the sector I am working. The choices for WX are 000b240; d40b330; 330b600; 000b600. Because my sector (block altitude FL240-FL340) does not exactly align with these choices. I have to depict WX 000b600. This creates an unbearable workload to issue each aircraft WX (plus a distraction to pilots). The supervision at ZTL will not fix this issue!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING WX DISPLAY ALT BLOCKS VS. AIRSPACE ALIGNMENTS; CLAIMING WORKLOAD INCREASE AND SAFETY CONCERNS.

Narrative: I AM REQUIRED TO DEPICT WX IN ALL ALTS OF THE SECTOR I AM WORKING. THE CHOICES FOR WX ARE 000B240; D40B330; 330B600; 000B600. BECAUSE MY SECTOR (BLOCK ALT FL240-FL340) DOES NOT EXACTLY ALIGN WITH THESE CHOICES. I HAVE TO DEPICT WX 000B600. THIS CREATES AN UNBEARABLE WORKLOAD TO ISSUE EACH ACFT WX (PLUS A DISTR TO PLTS). THE SUPERVISION AT ZTL WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE!

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.