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Dispatcher reported a serious concern regarding 'maintaining an operational control' during certain time periods based upon workload.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1028089 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On saturday afternoons; sectors 43/59 continuously have 22-23 flights in the air for the first 4-5 hours. This includes south america; caribbean; mexico; all highly susceptible to thunderstorms; and multiple hubs; and canada. Before 1500L this requires 2 desks. This is not a complaint of working too hard; but a serious concern with maintaining operational control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dispatcher reported a serious concern regarding 'maintaining an operational control' during certain time periods based upon workload.
Narrative: On Saturday afternoons; Sectors 43/59 continuously have 22-23 flights in the air for the first 4-5 hours. This includes South America; Caribbean; Mexico; all highly susceptible to thunderstorms; and multiple hubs; and Canada. Before 1500L this requires 2 desks. This is not a complaint of working too hard; but a serious concern with maintaining operational control.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.