Narrative:

I was in my 7TH hour of 8 that started at XA00. I started making small errors that had no impact on traffic. Calling freeport with time revisions when the aircraft is already on the ground. Calling air carrier X aircraft air carrier Y. I was first up for a break; however; my front line manager thought that it would be best for me to get another controller out for a break rather than let me have my break before I go home; which was in 40 mins. I told him that I was too fatigued to work a busy sector considering that I had made multiple 'silly' mistakes. He did not seem to care of the situation and stated for me to continue working my position until it was time to go home. I waited for another 5 mins before he finally said that it was fine to take the break. I'm not writing this stating that I wanted a break; I'm reporting this as to how the front line mgrs take no consideration into the employee's mental status of the job. Fatigue is becoming a serious problem here at ZMA; especially with the constant day-to-day WX situations that happen from may to october.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZMA CTLR DESCRIBED AN EVENT WHEN SUPVR DISCOUNTED REQUESTS FOR BREAKS BASED UPON CTLR FATIGUE AND/OR MENTAL STATUS.

Narrative: I WAS IN MY 7TH HR OF 8 THAT STARTED AT XA00. I STARTED MAKING SMALL ERRORS THAT HAD NO IMPACT ON TFC. CALLING FREEPORT WITH TIME REVISIONS WHEN THE ACFT IS ALREADY ON THE GND. CALLING ACR X ACFT ACR Y. I WAS FIRST UP FOR A BREAK; HOWEVER; MY FRONT LINE MGR THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE BEST FOR ME TO GET ANOTHER CTLR OUT FOR A BREAK RATHER THAN LET ME HAVE MY BREAK BEFORE I GO HOME; WHICH WAS IN 40 MINS. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS TOO FATIGUED TO WORK A BUSY SECTOR CONSIDERING THAT I HAD MADE MULTIPLE 'SILLY' MISTAKES. HE DID NOT SEEM TO CARE OF THE SITUATION AND STATED FOR ME TO CONTINUE WORKING MY POS UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME. I WAITED FOR ANOTHER 5 MINS BEFORE HE FINALLY SAID THAT IT WAS FINE TO TAKE THE BREAK. I'M NOT WRITING THIS STATING THAT I WANTED A BREAK; I'M RPTING THIS AS TO HOW THE FRONT LINE MGRS TAKE NO CONSIDERATION INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S MENTAL STATUS OF THE JOB. FATIGUE IS BECOMING A SERIOUS PROB HERE AT ZMA; ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONSTANT DAY-TO-DAY WX SITUATIONS THAT HAPPEN FROM MAY TO OCTOBER.

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.