Narrative:

Arrived to work. The area's staffing was in the single digits when we should have around 14 to staff the area. As a result; I was on position for 2 hours 45 mins the first time around; with a 15 min break and then back in to work another 2 hours 30 mins. After the second time around; I was feeling fatigued and not giving 100% of my concentration that the separation of aircraft deserve. I fear this type of wearing on not just me; but our workforce is a danger to the flying public. Twice I was forced to work without a d-side during a very busy push. The first time a supervisor took away the d-side because it was the end of his shift and both I and the d-side did not feel comfortable leaving the sector one manned; but there was no staffing available.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZTL CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING TIME ON POSITION AND RESULTING FATIGUE ALLEGING STAFFING AS CAUSAL FACTOR.

Narrative: ARRIVED TO WORK. THE AREA'S STAFFING WAS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE AROUND 14 TO STAFF THE AREA. AS A RESULT; I WAS ON POS FOR 2 HRS 45 MINS THE FIRST TIME AROUND; WITH A 15 MIN BREAK AND THEN BACK IN TO WORK ANOTHER 2 HRS 30 MINS. AFTER THE SECOND TIME AROUND; I WAS FEELING FATIGUED AND NOT GIVING 100% OF MY CONCENTRATION THAT THE SEPARATION OF ACFT DESERVE. I FEAR THIS TYPE OF WEARING ON NOT JUST ME; BUT OUR WORKFORCE IS A DANGER TO THE FLYING PUBLIC. TWICE I WAS FORCED TO WORK WITHOUT A D-SIDE DURING A VERY BUSY PUSH. THE FIRST TIME A SUPVR TOOK AWAY THE D-SIDE BECAUSE IT WAS THE END OF HIS SHIFT AND BOTH I AND THE D-SIDE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE LEAVING THE SECTOR ONE MANNED; BUT THERE WAS NO STAFFING AVAILABLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.