Narrative:

Both today and yesterday morning on taxi out and takeoff from rdu 1 controller is handling clearance; ground and tower. He is transmitting and monitoring 3 separate frequencys. On our takeoff roll; he is broadcasting a clearance to an aircraft in the chocks over the tower frequency while we roll down the runway. I am very doubtful he would be able to hear and respond to an abort call and request for crash fire rescue equipment. This may be a cost savings from a manning standpoint; but at what real cost?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT IS CONCERNED THAT MULTI-TASKING OF GND; LCL AND CLRNC DELIVERY FREQS BY A SINGLE CTLR DURING MORNING HRS AT RDU COMPROMISES THE USE OF FREQS FOR OPERATIONAL AND OR EMER USE.

Narrative: BOTH TODAY AND YESTERDAY MORNING ON TAXI OUT AND TKOF FROM RDU 1 CTLR IS HANDLING CLRNC; GND AND TWR. HE IS XMITTING AND MONITORING 3 SEPARATE FREQS. ON OUR TKOF ROLL; HE IS BROADCASTING A CLRNC TO AN ACFT IN THE CHOCKS OVER THE TWR FREQ WHILE WE ROLL DOWN THE RWY. I AM VERY DOUBTFUL HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR AND RESPOND TO AN ABORT CALL AND REQUEST FOR CFR. THIS MAY BE A COST SAVINGS FROM A MANNING STANDPOINT; BUT AT WHAT REAL COST?

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.