ZKC controller described incident when position were combined with known heavy traffic about to take...

Attributes
ACN	712840
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zkc.artcc
State Reference	KS
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 22
ASRS Report	712840
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

ZKC ARTCC sector 46 and 48 were combined 23 in aircraft list 16 in departure list possible 39 active aircraft in a 30 mins time span. Supervisor used poor judgement in combining the 2 sectors with the current traffic load. Staffing could be an issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZKC CTLR DESCRIBED INCIDENT WHEN POS WERE COMBINED WITH KNOWN HVY TFC ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE.

Narrative: ZKC ARTCC SECTOR 46 AND 48 WERE COMBINED 23 IN ACFT LIST 16 IN DEP LIST POSSIBLE 39 ACTIVE ACFT IN A 30 MINS TIME SPAN. SUPVR USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN COMBINING THE 2 SECTORS WITH THE CURRENT TFC LOAD. STAFFING COULD BE AN ISSUE.

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.

ZKC controller described incident when position were combined with known heavy traffic about to take place.