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ZOB controller voiced concern regarding time on position during 10 hour shift; resulting from previously known staffing limitations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 798777 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zob.artcc |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : non radar controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 2 controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 798777 |
| 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 | staffing : zob.artcc |
Narrative:
Due to understaffing; was forced to work 2 hours over my 8 hour shift. I was forced to work an operational position for the last 3 1/2 hours of my 10-hour shift. Due to normal sleep patterns and extra time on position; I feel my awareness suffered and focus at times was not fully maintained. Management was aware of staffing issues 30 days before incident and failed to take corrective actions to fully staff shift.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOB CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING TIME ON POSITION DURING 10 HOUR SHIFT; RESULTING FROM PREVIOUSLY KNOWN STAFFING LIMITATIONS.
Narrative: DUE TO UNDERSTAFFING; WAS FORCED TO WORK 2 HRS OVER MY 8 HR SHIFT. I WAS FORCED TO WORK AN OPERATIONAL POS FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 HRS OF MY 10-HR SHIFT. DUE TO NORMAL SLEEP PATTERNS AND EXTRA TIME ON POS; I FEEL MY AWARENESS SUFFERED AND FOCUS AT TIMES WAS NOT FULLY MAINTAINED. MGMNT WAS AWARE OF STAFFING ISSUES 30 DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT AND FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO FULLY STAFF SHIFT.
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.