Approach controller at clt reports understaffing resulting long work periods with no breaks.

Attributes
ACN	709647
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt.tracon
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 5 controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	709647
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	staffing : clt.tracon

Narrative:

Thunderstorms and rain in area. Worked final radar monitor for 1 hour 14 mins; as soon as I closed that position and was reassigned to the 'Q' radar position; that was combined with 2 other radar position with moderate to heavy traffic for 1 hour 12 mins for a total of 2 hours 29 mins due to lack of controllers. The last 10 mins that I worked was a struggle to stay focused due to fatigue. Working for 2 1/2 hours with 7-10 aircraft on the frequency at all times. With thunderstorms and 3 position combined is an unsafe operation due to lack of staffing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR AT CLT RPTS UNDERSTAFFING RESULTING LONG WORK PERIODS WITH NO BREAKS.

Narrative: TSTMS AND RAIN IN AREA. WORKED FINAL RADAR MONITOR FOR 1 HR 14 MINS; AS SOON AS I CLOSED THAT POS AND WAS REASSIGNED TO THE 'Q' RADAR POS; THAT WAS COMBINED WITH 2 OTHER RADAR POS WITH MODERATE TO HVY TFC FOR 1 HR 12 MINS FOR A TOTAL OF 2 HRS 29 MINS DUE TO LACK OF CTLRS. THE LAST 10 MINS THAT I WORKED WAS A STRUGGLE TO STAY FOCUSED DUE TO FATIGUE. WORKING FOR 2 1/2 HRS WITH 7-10 ACFT ON THE FREQ AT ALL TIMES. WITH TSTMS AND 3 POS COMBINED IS AN UNSAFE OP DUE TO LACK OF STAFFING.

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.