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B734 first officer concerned with the appearance of 'one controller operation' at anc during the midshift, apparently causing frequency congestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 570821 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Ice Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : anc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 570821 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather FAA Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | staffing : anc.tower |
Narrative:
Anc routinely operates ground and tower on a single frequency at night with 1 controller. It is unacceptable and unsafe to have 1 controller working ground and tower at an int'l airport at night that is known to have significant periods of adverse WX. Frequency congestion is common creating schedule delays and potential safety conflicts. One person can not and should not be responsible for all ground and tower traffic at an int'l airport. It is only a matter of time before a serious incident occurs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B734 FO CONCERNED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF 'ONE CTLR OP' AT ANC DURING THE MIDSHIFT, APPARENTLY CAUSING FREQ CONGESTION.
Narrative: ANC ROUTINELY OPERATES GND AND TWR ON A SINGLE FREQ AT NIGHT WITH 1 CTLR. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE TO HAVE 1 CTLR WORKING GND AND TWR AT AN INT'L ARPT AT NIGHT THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PERIODS OF ADVERSE WX. FREQ CONGESTION IS COMMON CREATING SCHEDULE DELAYS AND POTENTIAL SAFETY CONFLICTS. ONE PERSON CAN NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL GND AND TWR TFC AT AN INT'L ARPT. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURS.
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.