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ZKC center controller reported combining a sector incorrectly and leaving a frequency unmonitored for 5 minutes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1384217 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZKC.ARTCC |
| State Reference | KS |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I had sector 54 and 58 combined. Upon closing the sector; I erroneously combined sector 54 to sector 14; but neglected combining sector 58 to sector 12 (thinking that I only had sector 54). I turned off the frequencies for sector 58 upon combining sector 54 to 14 (without paying attention to the fact that I needed to give those frequencies to sector 12). As I was about to leave the area; the sector 12 controller asked if I was going to give up the airspace? At this point my error became abundantly clear to me; and I then returned to the sector and combined 58 to 12 appropriately. The frequencies were unmonitored for approximately 5 minutes with no aircraft. This was simply a mental error on my part.eliminate shift work; improve chronic fatigue mitigation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZKC Center Controller reported combining a sector incorrectly and leaving a frequency unmonitored for 5 minutes.
Narrative: I had sector 54 and 58 combined. Upon closing the sector; I erroneously combined sector 54 to sector 14; but neglected combining sector 58 to sector 12 (thinking that I only had sector 54). I turned off the frequencies for sector 58 upon combining sector 54 to 14 (without paying attention to the fact that I needed to give those frequencies to sector 12). As I was about to leave the area; the sector 12 controller asked if I was going to give up the airspace? At this point my error became abundantly clear to me; and I then returned to the sector and combined 58 to 12 appropriately. The frequencies were unmonitored for approximately 5 minutes with no aircraft. This was simply a mental error on my part.Eliminate shift work; improve chronic fatigue mitigation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.