Narrative:

I was assigned to work the local east 1; local east 2; and local assist position combined with responsibility for all runways on the east side of dfw airport and all landline coordination. Due to airport construction runway 17C and several east side txwys were closed. All east side arrs are landing on runway 17L which is behind the tower; forcing me to scan 360 degrees of airport surface area. Further complicating the situation is the requirement to issue complex taxi instructions to the arrs; monitor their progress to ensure compliance; and I had to comply with several traffic management initiatives (edct's to numerous airports; call for release to several airports; call for release propeller departures; and call for release turbojets on non RNAV departure procedures). I was on position for nearly 2 hours while OJT was performed on adjacent tower position. The added workload of the combined position; complex taxi behind the tower; and multiple call for release programs wore me out. During the session I missed 2 call for releases which were completed after the aircraft was already airborne. We used to have a minimum of 7 cpc's. 2 developmentals partially certified; and 1 developmental training on his first position were on duty.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DFW CTLR DESCRIBED FAILURE TO OBTAIN REQUIRED RELEASES ON SEVERAL ACFT; CITING COMBINED POSITION OPS AND STAFFING ISSUES AS CONTRIBUTORY.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK THE LCL E 1; LCL E 2; AND LCL ASSIST POS COMBINED WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL RWYS ON THE E SIDE OF DFW ARPT AND ALL LANDLINE COORD. DUE TO ARPT CONSTRUCTION RWY 17C AND SEVERAL E SIDE TXWYS WERE CLOSED. ALL E SIDE ARRS ARE LNDG ON RWY 17L WHICH IS BEHIND THE TWR; FORCING ME TO SCAN 360 DEGS OF ARPT SURFACE AREA. FURTHER COMPLICATING THE SITUATION IS THE REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE COMPLEX TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ARRS; MONITOR THEIR PROGRESS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE; AND I HAD TO COMPLY WITH SEVERAL TFC MGMNT INITIATIVES (EDCT'S TO NUMEROUS ARPTS; CALL FOR RELEASE TO SEVERAL ARPTS; CALL FOR RELEASE PROP DEPS; AND CALL FOR RELEASE TURBOJETS ON NON RNAV DEP PROCS). I WAS ON POS FOR NEARLY 2 HRS WHILE OJT WAS PERFORMED ON ADJACENT TWR POS. THE ADDED WORKLOAD OF THE COMBINED POS; COMPLEX TAXI BEHIND THE TWR; AND MULTIPLE CALL FOR RELEASE PROGRAMS WORE ME OUT. DURING THE SESSION I MISSED 2 CALL FOR RELEASES WHICH WERE COMPLETED AFTER THE ACFT WAS ALREADY AIRBORNE. WE USED TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 7 CPC'S. 2 DEVELOPMENTALS PARTIALLY CERTIFIED; AND 1 DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING ON HIS FIRST POS WERE ON DUTY.

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.