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Enroute controller described an equipment damage event when a controller walked across the room to coordinate; dislodging the headset jack and shattering a uret display.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 980054 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Controller a walked across the aisle to coordinate with controller B. Controller's a headset discharged from the jack; flew across the aisle; and shattered the uret display; narrowly missing controller's B face. I was the osic. What led to the event was that controller a walked to another sector versus using other means of contacting another sector. Why this event happened is because this type of coordinating is unacceptable. Recommendation; use the vscs to coordinate with sectors that are not adjacent to your sector. It costs the government money to replace the shattered uret display however; we would have used much more money and possibly lost a cpc for some time had the headset made contact with controller's B face and/or eye's.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Enroute Controller described an equipment damage event when a Controller walked across the room to coordinate; dislodging the headset jack and shattering a URET display.
Narrative: Controller A walked across the aisle to coordinate with Controller B. Controller's A headset discharged from the jack; flew across the aisle; and shattered the URET display; narrowly missing Controller's B face. I was the OSIC. What led to the event was that Controller A walked to another sector versus using other means of contacting another sector. Why this event happened is because this type of coordinating is unacceptable. Recommendation; use the VSCS to coordinate with sectors that are not adjacent to your sector. It costs the government money to replace the shattered URET display however; we would have used much more money and possibly lost a CPC for some time had the headset made contact with Controller's B face and/or eye's.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.