<< >> NASA ASRS Report 623955, June 2004

Center controller reporter at lax claims staffing is unsafe when he is asked to leave his radar position to staff another radar area.

Attributes
ACN	623955
Time
Date	200406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla.artcc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 14
ASRS Report	623955
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : supervisor oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : zla.artcc staffing : zla.artcc

Narrative:

On jun/sun/04, at ZLA in palmdale, ca, supervisor instructed a controller to abandon their radar position to accommodate staffing needs in area B at ZLA. During that brief period an active radar sector responsible for the safety of the flying public was left completely unattended. Sits such as this are a serious threat to the safety of the flying public.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTR CTLR RPTR AT LAX CLAIMS STAFFING IS UNSAFE WHEN HE IS ASKED TO LEAVE HIS RADAR POS TO STAFF ANOTHER RADAR AREA.

Narrative: ON JUN/SUN/04, AT ZLA IN PALMDALE, CA, SUPVR INSTRUCTED A CTLR TO ABANDON THEIR RADAR POS TO ACCOMMODATE STAFFING NEEDS IN AREA B AT ZLA. DURING THAT BRIEF PERIOD AN ACTIVE RADAR SECTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC WAS LEFT COMPLETELY UNATTENDED. SITS SUCH AS THIS ARE A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC.

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.