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ZTL controller voiced concern regarding the facility practice of combining positions during late night operations when traffic conditions are heavy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 773638 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ztl.artcc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : military controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 30 controller time certified in position1 : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 773638 |
| 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 : ztl.artcc staffing : ztl.artcc |
Narrative:
Approximately XA30 sectors are routinely combined on 1 scope to allow supervisor to go home by XB00. This occasion I was working approximately 20-25 aircraft on 4 different frequencys. Most of these aircraft are transitioning. No assistance was offered by supervisor who was working a computer at area desk and paying no attention. Too many aircraft for 1 person. This practice is routine and tacitly condoned by ZTL manager.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZTL CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING THE FAC PRACTICE OF COMBINING POSITIONS DURING LATE NIGHT OPS WHEN TFC CONDITIONS ARE HVY.
Narrative: APPROX XA30 SECTORS ARE ROUTINELY COMBINED ON 1 SCOPE TO ALLOW SUPVR TO GO HOME BY XB00. THIS OCCASION I WAS WORKING APPROX 20-25 ACFT ON 4 DIFFERENT FREQS. MOST OF THESE ACFT ARE TRANSITIONING. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED BY SUPVR WHO WAS WORKING A COMPUTER AT AREA DESK AND PAYING NO ATTN. TOO MANY ACFT FOR 1 PERSON. THIS PRACTICE IS ROUTINE AND TACITLY CONDONED BY ZTL MGR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.