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A320 captain reported MMMX 05R approach does not load properly in the fmcgs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1309659 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MMMX.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 178 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 1781 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
For nearly a year; the approach fix mavek is not auto loaded into the fmgcs when the ILS 05R is selected. It is; however; co-located with smo. Since most pilots have flown into MMMX enough; we understand how to configure the fmgcs to work for us. There are numerous tips both on 10-7 page and elsewhere to assist the pilot.however; by now the situation should have been resolved and has not been. It is a matter of time before two inexperienced pilots go in there and cannot find mavek in the box or try to manually insert it and end up with a mess at a very critical time. In addition; if one tries to use total automation; the step down altitude from 9;200 feet to 8;800 feet at plaza. The airplane will always be a touch too high to intercept the glide slope. As a result; it will revert to V/south and fly right through the glide slope and get high.obviously; all of these problems can be solved by going manual and hand flying the approach from mex 05 all the way down; but can easily catch a new pilot off guard. (Relying on go arounds at mexico city is not much of a plan)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported MMMX 05R Approach does not load properly in the FMCGS.
Narrative: For nearly a year; the approach fix MAVEK is not auto loaded into the FMGCS when the ILS 05R is selected. It is; however; co-located with SMO. Since most pilots have flown into MMMX enough; we understand how to configure the FMGCS to work for us. There are numerous tips both on 10-7 page and elsewhere to assist the pilot.However; by now the situation should have been resolved and has not been. It is a matter of time before two inexperienced pilots go in there and cannot find MAVEK in the box or try to manually insert it and end up with a mess at a very critical time. In addition; if one tries to use total automation; the step down altitude from 9;200 feet to 8;800 feet at PLAZA. The airplane will always be a touch too high to intercept the glide slope. As a result; it will revert to V/S and fly right through the glide slope and get high.Obviously; all of these problems can be solved by going manual and hand flying the approach from MEX 05 all the way down; but can easily catch a new pilot off guard. (Relying on go arounds at Mexico City is not much of a plan)
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.