Controller worked sector more than 4 hours without rotating.

Attributes
ACN	107743
Time
Date	198904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zoa
State Reference	CA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	107743
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I reported for duty at ZOA at XX30 pm and was assigned sector OC5/OC9. After obtaining position relief briefing, I signed on the position and noticed that the controller I was relieving had been assigned the sector for over 4 hours. I questioned the controller about the accuracy of this. He confirmed that the sign-on log was accurate. I then asked the supervisor if he was aware of the length of time the previous controller had been on the sector. He replied that he was aware and that was the kind of dedication he expected from people on his crew. I advised him that natca and the FAA had a pending contract that states that controllers shouldn't be assigned a position for over 2 hours unless operationally necessary, and that once the contract was ratified, I expected all of FAA management to follow the contract. He replied, 'no way.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR WORKED SECTOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS WITHOUT ROTATING.

Narrative: I RPTED FOR DUTY AT ZOA AT XX30 PM AND WAS ASSIGNED SECTOR OC5/OC9. AFTER OBTAINING POS RELIEF BRIEFING, I SIGNED ON THE POS AND NOTICED THAT THE CTLR I WAS RELIEVING HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THE SECTOR FOR OVER 4 HRS. I QUESTIONED THE CTLR ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THIS. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE SIGN-ON LOG WAS ACCURATE. I THEN ASKED THE SUPVR IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE LENGTH OF TIME THE PREVIOUS CTLR HAD BEEN ON THE SECTOR. HE REPLIED THAT HE WAS AWARE AND THAT WAS THE KIND OF DEDICATION HE EXPECTED FROM PEOPLE ON HIS CREW. I ADVISED HIM THAT NATCA AND THE FAA HAD A PENDING CONTRACT THAT STATES THAT CTLRS SHOULDN'T BE ASSIGNED A POS FOR OVER 2 HRS UNLESS OPERATIONALLY NECESSARY, AND THAT ONCE THE CONTRACT WAS RATIFIED, I EXPECTED ALL OF FAA MGMNT TO FOLLOW THE CONTRACT. HE REPLIED, 'NO WAY.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.