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Dispatcher reported that weather and excessive workload hindered their ability to follow flights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1695731 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was awarded overtime due to ZZZ irops (irregular operations) and WX (weather) conditions. I was assigned an additional desk to reduce workload on other desk in the office. After reviewing my workload I noticed the company assigned me 19 ZZZ in/outbound flights including some flights routed to stations with curfew restrictions. The ZZZ weather forecast had vcts (thunderstorms in the vicinity) for the entire duration of my assigned shift. I made company management aware of the situation to off load some of my ZZZ flights to ensure a safe and efficient flight planning and following task I was hired to do. No actions were taken by the company to reduce my workload. I was not able to properly flight follow and ensure the safety of my assigned flights account ZZZ weather situation. Do not overload additional weather relief desk with problem city pairs on irop WX conditions and daily operations in general. Open more weather relief desk during irops special events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dispatcher reported that weather and excessive workload hindered their ability to follow flights.
Narrative: I was awarded overtime due to ZZZ IROPS (Irregular Operations) and WX (weather) conditions. I was assigned an additional desk to reduce workload on other desk in the office. After reviewing my workload I noticed the company assigned me 19 ZZZ in/outbound flights including some flights routed to stations with curfew restrictions. The ZZZ weather forecast had VCTS (Thunderstorms in the Vicinity) for the entire duration of my assigned shift. I made Company Management aware of the situation to off load some of my ZZZ flights to ensure a safe and efficient flight planning and following task I was hired to do. No actions were taken by the company to reduce my workload. I was not able to properly flight follow and ensure the safety of my assigned flights account ZZZ weather situation. Do not overload additional weather relief desk with problem city pairs on IROP WX conditions and daily operations in general. Open more weather relief desk during IROPS special events.
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.