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A pilot was cleared to pushed back to spot R-1 at mpto but because it was not on his airport diagram did not know where the spot was.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1027237 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MPTO.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aero Charts |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 23500 Flight Crew Type 8500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Mpto ground cleared [us] to push back to 'spot R-1.' spots are not depicted on mpto commercial chart pages. Luckily the ground/tug driver knew where the spots were located. Spots R-1-6 is behind gates 25-22 and is clearly painted on the ramp. However; this information is not on the mpto commercial chart pages. This is a repeat complaint from at least 1-2 years ago and no action has been taken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot was cleared to pushed back to SPOT R-1 at MPTO but because it was not on his airport diagram did not know where the SPOT was.
Narrative: MPTO Ground cleared [us] to push back to 'Spot R-1.' Spots are not depicted on MPTO Commercial Chart pages. Luckily the Ground/Tug Driver knew where the SPOTs were located. Spots R-1-6 is behind Gates 25-22 and is clearly painted on the ramp. However; this information is not on the MPTO Commercial Chart pages. This is a REPEAT complaint from at least 1-2 years ago and no action has been taken.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.