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ZSU controller voiced concern regarding new operational policy that combines the duties of a d-side controller with those of a non-radar position; alleging new practice is unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 809243 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zsu.artcc |
| State Reference | PR |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 9 controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 7 controller time certified in position1 : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 809243 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure 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 : zsu.artcc |
Narrative:
Radar associate position combined with a d-side non-radar control position. The d-side in ZSU does not have time to separate live non-radar traffic and pay attention to the radar controller. Between coordinating with the foreign facilities and separating non radar traffic; he really does not have time to accomplish this. ZSU has now decided to implement this procedure which is a very unsafe practice. The solution to this problem would be to actually create the associate position and staff it which the san juan facility management team has decided not to do.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZSU CONTROLLER VOICED CONCERN REGARDING NEW OPERATIONAL POLICY THAT COMBINES THE DUTIES OF A D-SIDE CONTROLLER WITH THOSE OF A NON-RADAR POSITION; ALLEGING NEW PRACTICE IS UNSAFE.
Narrative: RADAR ASSOCIATE POS COMBINED WITH A D-SIDE NON-RADAR CTL POS. THE D-SIDE IN ZSU DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO SEPARATE LIVE NON-RADAR TFC AND PAY ATTN TO THE RADAR CTLR. BTWN COORDINATING WITH THE FOREIGN FACILITIES AND SEPARATING NON RADAR TFC; HE REALLY DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. ZSU HAS NOW DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROC WHICH IS A VERY UNSAFE PRACTICE. THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROB WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY CREATE THE ASSOCIATE POS AND STAFF IT WHICH THE SAN JUAN FACILITY MGMNT TEAM HAS DECIDED NOT TO DO.
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.