Controller complaint about shift staffing on late evening shift.

Attributes
ACN	260032
Time
Date	199312
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	260032
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
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:

Shift staffing at austin approach dropped to a level far below what management would have approved or ever had in past. After XL00 pm, only 2 controllers (1 radar, 1 tower) on duty when normal is 4-5 and previous minimum is 3. Traffic is normal wkday. Mid shift reports at XM45 local. No overtime called, resulting in potential hazardous situation. Not even 1 'hold- over' from earlier shift. This is becoming a pattern and it compromises safety. Supervisors are afraid to use any overtime, even when staffing is critical.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT SHIFT STAFFING ON LATE EVENING SHIFT.

Narrative: SHIFT STAFFING AT AUSTIN APCH DROPPED TO A LEVEL FAR BELOW WHAT MGMNT WOULD HAVE APPROVED OR EVER HAD IN PAST. AFTER XL00 PM, ONLY 2 CTLRS (1 RADAR, 1 TWR) ON DUTY WHEN NORMAL IS 4-5 AND PREVIOUS MINIMUM IS 3. TFC IS NORMAL WKDAY. MID SHIFT RPTS AT XM45 LCL. NO OVERTIME CALLED, RESULTING IN POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SIT. NOT EVEN 1 'HOLD- OVER' FROM EARLIER SHIFT. THIS IS BECOMING A PATTERN AND IT COMPROMISES SAFETY. SUPVRS ARE AFRAID TO USE ANY OVERTIME, EVEN WHEN STAFFING IS CRITICAL.

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.