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B767 captain reported that the top altitude on the vebit 2E and 3S departure procedure in zurich is obscure and lacks prominence on the chart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1525480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LSZH.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID VEBIT 2E |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aero Charts |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 10868 Flight Crew Type 7805 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We noticed a bit of a trap today on the vebit 2E and 3S chart 10-3J. It is an RNAV chart that has numerous important items highlighted in both red and blue; but what one might expect the 'top altitude' to be; 7000 ft marked prominently in blue is not; its 5000 ft; hidden pretty inconspicuously in the sidebar in tiny type. This was pointed out to us by the departure controller as we passed 2500 ft or so when he cleared us up much higher that he noticed our MCP was set to the incorrect altitude of 7000 ft. He also mentioned other flights lately had been using the same setting. We acknowledged and this report is the result. There is a safety issue here that should be looked at regarding the prominent depiction of altitudes on the chart but the lack of that prominence in the actual altitude limit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain reported that the top altitude on the VEBIT 2E and 3S Departure Procedure in Zurich is obscure and lacks prominence on the chart.
Narrative: We noticed a bit of a trap today on the VEBIT 2E and 3S chart 10-3J. It is an RNAV chart that has numerous important items highlighted in both red and blue; but what one might expect the 'top altitude' to be; 7000 ft marked prominently in blue is not; its 5000 ft; hidden pretty inconspicuously in the sidebar in tiny type. This was pointed out to us by the departure controller as we passed 2500 ft or so when he cleared us up much higher that he noticed our MCP was set to the incorrect altitude of 7000 ft. He also mentioned other flights lately had been using the same setting. We acknowledged and this report is the result. There is a safety issue here that should be looked at regarding the prominent depiction of altitudes on the chart but the lack of that prominence in the actual altitude limit.
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