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Sct controller voiced concern regarding shift staffing when controller numbers were far below facility requirements; citing safety as a concern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 734248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bur.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : twf.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : clearance delivery |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 25 controller time certified in position1 : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 734248 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | staffing : sct.tracon |
Narrative:
Burbank area socal TRACON requires minimum 10 certified controllers. Forced to handle traffic with 6 certified controllers until XA00. Required me to work 2 or 3 sectors at once without assistance. Normally; all sectors would have been open during this time. This is a very dangerous situation which could have easily resulted in a lack of proper separation between aircraft. I felt very uneasy the entire 4 hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING SHIFT STAFFING WHEN CTLR NUMBERS WERE FAR BELOW FAC REQUIREMENTS; CITING SAFETY AS A CONCERN.
Narrative: BURBANK AREA SOCAL TRACON REQUIRES MINIMUM 10 CERTIFIED CTLRS. FORCED TO HANDLE TFC WITH 6 CERTIFIED CTLRS UNTIL XA00. REQUIRED ME TO WORK 2 OR 3 SECTORS AT ONCE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. NORMALLY; ALL SECTORS WOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN DURING THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A LACK OF PROPER SEPARATION BTWN ACFT. I FELT VERY UNEASY THE ENTIRE 4 HRS.
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.