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ZSU controller voiced concern regarding facility controllers speaking spanish; limiting other controllers in overall awareness as a result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 787215 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zsu.artcc |
| State Reference | PR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 787215 |
| 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 | procedure or policy : zsu.artcc |
Narrative:
Spanish is spoken regularly for air traffic purposes even though it is not allowed. ZSU management does not enforce the rule. Non-spanish speaking controllers are not included in the operation when others use spanish. This is a very dangerous situation by leaving out portions of the ATC team.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZSU CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING FACILITY CTLRS SPEAKING SPANISH; LIMITING OTHER CTLRS IN OVERALL AWARENESS AS A RESULT.
Narrative: SPANISH IS SPOKEN REGULARLY FOR AIR TFC PURPOSES EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT ALLOWED. ZSU MGMNT DOES NOT ENFORCE THE RULE. NON-SPANISH SPEAKING CTLRS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE OP WHEN OTHERS USE SPANISH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BY LEAVING OUT PORTIONS OF THE ATC TEAM.
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.