Narrative:

Single controller working midshift, third week in succession. Team mate sick. No replacement/substitution and no overtime called. All tower functions combined. All operations and responsibilities on 1 controller. Noise abatement procedures in effect. Numerous jet aircraft park on the east side of the airport and shall taxi to/from runway 132/31L, the west parallel runway. Runway 13L/31R closed for resurfacing. Taxi rtes are restr -- only 2 rtes open. Men and equipment working on 31L/31R. Repeated cautionary advisories to taxiing aircraft of vehicles through or near the available taxi route. Also, repeated calls for maintenance/construction vehicles crossing runway 18/36 which intersects 13L/31R and 13R/31L. Helicopter and propeller overflt aircraft. Tower and ground control traffic. Clearance delivery functions. Manual handoffs to dfw departure, due ARTS OTS. Fdio OTS, so manual strip writing of inbound aircraft. Numerous calls to ARTCC to get clrncs. Sightseeing flts. Hourly WX receipt and new ATIS cuts. Runway inspections by airport vehicles. Lots of traffic and too many distrs! Traffic count. Logs, etc. Radar/tower/ground/clearance/data -- all together. 60 operations total from XA00-XB00 am doesn't sound like much unless all of this is factored in. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated facility management knew the controller assigned to the midshift was going to be out sick for 3 weeks due to injury. Recommended midshift staffing is 2 controllers. Management made to attempt to staff the midshift with a replacement controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FACILITY MGMNT POLICY MANNING.

Narrative: SINGLE CTLR WORKING MIDSHIFT, THIRD WEEK IN SUCCESSION. TEAM MATE SICK. NO REPLACEMENT/SUBSTITUTION AND NO OVERTIME CALLED. ALL TWR FUNCTIONS COMBINED. ALL OPS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ON 1 CTLR. NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFFECT. NUMEROUS JET ACFT PARK ON THE E SIDE OF THE ARPT AND SHALL TAXI TO/FROM RWY 132/31L, THE W PARALLEL RWY. RWY 13L/31R CLOSED FOR RESURFACING. TAXI RTES ARE RESTR -- ONLY 2 RTES OPEN. MEN AND EQUIP WORKING ON 31L/31R. REPEATED CAUTIONARY ADVISORIES TO TAXIING ACFT OF VEHICLES THROUGH OR NEAR THE AVAILABLE TAXI RTE. ALSO, REPEATED CALLS FOR MAINT/CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES XING RWY 18/36 WHICH INTERSECTS 13L/31R AND 13R/31L. HELI AND PROP OVERFLT ACFT. TWR AND GND CTL TFC. CLRNC DELIVERY FUNCTIONS. MANUAL HDOFS TO DFW DEP, DUE ARTS OTS. FDIO OTS, SO MANUAL STRIP WRITING OF INBOUND ACFT. NUMEROUS CALLS TO ARTCC TO GET CLRNCS. SIGHTSEEING FLTS. HRLY WX RECEIPT AND NEW ATIS CUTS. RWY INSPECTIONS BY ARPT VEHICLES. LOTS OF TFC AND TOO MANY DISTRS! TFC COUNT. LOGS, ETC. RADAR/TWR/GND/CLRNC/DATA -- ALL TOGETHER. 60 OPS TOTAL FROM XA00-XB00 AM DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH UNLESS ALL OF THIS IS FACTORED IN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED FACILITY MGMNT KNEW THE CTLR ASSIGNED TO THE MIDSHIFT WAS GOING TO BE OUT SICK FOR 3 WKS DUE TO INJURY. RECOMMENDED MIDSHIFT STAFFING IS 2 CTLRS. MGMNT MADE TO ATTEMPT TO STAFF THE MIDSHIFT WITH A REPLACEMENT CTLR.

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.