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Cvg TRACON controller voiced concern regarding staffing levels and management's decision to use controllers for training instead of operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 759971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg.tracon |
| State Reference | KY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 759971 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | staffing : cvg.tracon |
Narrative:
Staffing was reduced to accomplish simulation training. A supervisor closed my handoff position early so that person could open up a final position. There was a cpc available to work live traffic but that person was downstairs providing training to employees. Employees should be used to work live traffic before being released to watch employees work simulated traffic. The facility was already 1 body short for the shift.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CVG TRACON CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING STAFFING LEVELS AND MGMNT'S DECISION TO USE CTLRS FOR TRAINING INSTEAD OF OPS.
Narrative: STAFFING WAS REDUCED TO ACCOMPLISH SIMULATION TRAINING. A SUPVR CLOSED MY HDOF POS EARLY SO THAT PERSON COULD OPEN UP A FINAL POS. THERE WAS A CPC AVAILABLE TO WORK LIVE TFC BUT THAT PERSON WAS DOWNSTAIRS PROVIDING TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE USED TO WORK LIVE TFC BEFORE BEING RELEASED TO WATCH EMPLOYEES WORK SIMULATED TFC. THE FACILITY WAS ALREADY 1 BODY SHORT FOR THE SHIFT.
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.