Single controller scheduled flr midnight shift.

Attributes
ACN	153625
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dal
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground controller : clearance delivery controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	153625
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Assigned to work a single controller midshift from 8/X/90 at XX50 through XX00, 8/X/90. First relief controller scheduled to arrive at XX00. This controller called in at XX50 and advised he was sick and unable to come in to work group of relief controllers were scheduled to arrive at XX00 (possible 1/2 hour early flex). Responsible for entire operation of dal tracab, all positions and frequencys. Repeated xmissions on different frequencys causes confusion and delay in providing service. ARTCC computer OTS, caused manual entries of flight plan data and coordination calls on the landline. VFR/arsa computer entries were frequent. Log entries, daily traffic count tabulation, hourly traffic count, hourly WX and ATIS cuts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SINGLE CTLR SCHEDULED FLR MIDNIGHT SHIFT.

Narrative: ASSIGNED TO WORK A SINGLE CTLR MIDSHIFT FROM 8/X/90 AT XX50 THROUGH XX00, 8/X/90. FIRST RELIEF CTLR SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT XX00. THIS CTLR CALLED IN AT XX50 AND ADVISED HE WAS SICK AND UNABLE TO COME IN TO WORK GROUP OF RELIEF CTLRS WERE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT XX00 (POSSIBLE 1/2 HR EARLY FLEX). RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTIRE OPERATION OF DAL TRACAB, ALL POSITIONS AND FREQS. REPEATED XMISSIONS ON DIFFERENT FREQS CAUSES CONFUSION AND DELAY IN PROVIDING SVC. ARTCC COMPUTER OTS, CAUSED MANUAL ENTRIES OF FLT PLAN DATA AND COORD CALLS ON THE LANDLINE. VFR/ARSA COMPUTER ENTRIES WERE FREQUENT. LOG ENTRIES, DAILY TFC COUNT TABULATION, HRLY TFC COUNT, HRLY WX AND ATIS CUTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.