ZFW controller chronicles near operational deviation because of feeling ill.

Attributes
ACN	651052
Time
Date	200503
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller time certified in position1 : 10
ASRS Report	651052
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 : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Arrived at work feeling sick. Instead of requesting sick leave; opted to hang in there to see if it would pass. Almost had a deviation by not handing off aircraft to approach. Made a call close to boundary to get handoff accepted. Went against my golden rule of not working when not at optimum health. Could have caused a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZFW CTLR CHRONICLES NEAR OPDEV BECAUSE OF FEELING ILL.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT WORK FEELING SICK. INSTEAD OF REQUESTING SICK LEAVE; OPTED TO HANG IN THERE TO SEE IF IT WOULD PASS. ALMOST HAD A DEV BY NOT HANDING OFF ACFT TO APCH. MADE A CALL CLOSE TO BOUNDARY TO GET HDOF ACCEPTED. WENT AGAINST MY GOLDEN RULE OF NOT WORKING WHEN NOT AT OPTIMUM HEALTH. COULD HAVE CAUSED A PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.