A B757 PIC reports on frequency and control problems for ground-air operations when phl tower single controller is working as a split position operation -- ground and local -- at phl, PA.

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Attributes
ACN	487030
Time
Date	200009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : position and hold ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	487030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance ATC Facility FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : phl.tower staffing : phl.tower

Narrative:

During late night/early morning operations, phl tower uses single controller for tower and ground frequencys. This is dangerous! Controller missed numerous calls from aircraft airborne and taxiing. We had to wait for mins at 3 locations where we were #1. We waited on the runway for 3 mins for takeoff clearance. This may be economical for the FAA, but it is dangerous.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 PIC RPTS ON FREQ AND CTL PROBS FOR GND-AIR OPS WHEN PHL TWR SINGLE CTLR IS WORKING AS A SPLIT POS OP -- GND AND LCL -- AT PHL, PA.

Narrative: DURING LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING OPS, PHL TWR USES SINGLE CTLR FOR TWR AND GND FREQS. THIS IS DANGEROUS! CTLR MISSED NUMEROUS CALLS FROM ACFT AIRBORNE AND TAXIING. WE HAD TO WAIT FOR MINS AT 3 LOCATIONS WHERE WE WERE #1. WE WAITED ON THE RWY FOR 3 MINS FOR TKOF CLRNC. THIS MAY BE ECONOMICAL FOR THE FAA, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS.

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.