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A ZSU center controller reported they were forced to combine sectors against their wishes. The controller assigned a climb rate to an aircraft but the aircraft did not comply with the instruction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1429448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZSU.ARTCC |
| State Reference | PR |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 14 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Altitude Undershoot Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Worked assist side for 30 minutes and then was moved to another sector and worked that position for about 30 minutes. Then I was moved to another radar position for about 10 minutes; then was told to go to another sector to get the controller out and combine two sectors. The controller in charge (controller in charge) at the time believed he was doing the right thing because people were approaching 2 hours on position. I told him not to combine it but he did it anyway. I had many aircraft on my frequency with many requests for deviations for weather and altitude changes. I had aircraft X at 29000 feet I told him to cross betir at 20000 feet. I saw conflicting traffic at 27000 feet who was a factor for aircraft X. They were about 30 miles apart and converging. I told aircraft X to descend to 26000 feet at 2500 feet per minute or greater and then I called the traffic to both aircraft. In the meantime I was super busy scanning and trying to do other things at the same time. The aircraft descended at a good rate but he stayed at 26000 feet over betir. I made multiple calls and the aircraft could not hear me due to horrible frequency coverage here at san juan. The controller in charge was able to get a hold of santa domingo center and coordinate the aircraft again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ZSU Center Controller reported they were forced to combine sectors against their wishes. The Controller assigned a climb rate to an aircraft but the aircraft did not comply with the instruction.
Narrative: Worked Assist side for 30 minutes and then was moved to another sector and worked that position for about 30 minutes. Then I was moved to another Radar position for about 10 minutes; then was told to go to another sector to get the controller out and combine two sectors. The Controller in Charge (CIC) at the time believed he was doing the right thing because people were approaching 2 hours on position. I told him not to combine it but he did it anyway. I had many aircraft on my frequency with many requests for deviations for weather and altitude changes. I had Aircraft X at 29000 feet I told him to cross BETIR at 20000 feet. I saw conflicting traffic at 27000 feet who was a factor for Aircraft X. They were about 30 miles apart and converging. I told Aircraft X to descend to 26000 feet at 2500 feet per minute or greater and then I called the traffic to both aircraft. In the meantime I was super busy scanning and trying to do other things at the same time. The aircraft descended at a good rate but he stayed at 26000 feet over BETIR. I made multiple calls and the aircraft could not hear me due to horrible frequency coverage here at San Juan. The CIC was able to get a hold of Santa Domingo Center and coordinate the aircraft again.
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.