Narrative:

On jul/xa/07; an air traffic controller at las vegas tower worked for more than 10 consecutive hours. As required by FAA order 7210.3U second 2; paragraph 2-6-7b1. ATC specialist whose primary duties are those directly related to the control and separation of aircraft must not work more than 10 operational hours. The staffing conditions at las vegas tower have made it so controllers are working many 6 day weeks; 10 hour days and at times even going more than 10 hours. The working hour limitations are in place as a safety precaution as to fatigue of controllers. Controller fatigue is a very serious problem and at some point will yield a tragic result. To my knowledge this is the second such occurrence of a controller required to work beyond the 10 hour time limit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAS TWR CTLR VOICED CONCERNS REGARDING STAFFING SHORTAGES THAT REQUIRED ONE CTLR TO EXCEED 10 HOURS IN A DAY; A VIOLATION OF POLICY.

Narrative: ON JUL/XA/07; AN AIR TFC CTLR AT LAS VEGAS TWR WORKED FOR MORE THAN 10 CONSECUTIVE HRS. AS REQUIRED BY FAA ORDER 7210.3U SECOND 2; PARAGRAPH 2-6-7B1. ATC SPECIALIST WHOSE PRIMARY DUTIES ARE THOSE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CTL AND SEPARATION OF ACFT MUST NOT WORK MORE THAN 10 OPERATIONAL HRS. THE STAFFING CONDITIONS AT LAS VEGAS TWR HAVE MADE IT SO CTLRS ARE WORKING MANY 6 DAY WKS; 10 HR DAYS AND AT TIMES EVEN GOING MORE THAN 10 HRS. THE WORKING HR LIMITATIONS ARE IN PLACE AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION AS TO FATIGUE OF CTLRS. CTLR FATIGUE IS A VERY SERIOUS PROB AND AT SOME POINT WILL YIELD A TRAGIC RESULT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE OF A CTLR REQUIRED TO WORK BEYOND THE 10 HR TIME LIMIT.

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.