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B737 captain reported that the brand-new tipp toe visual approach into sfo runway 28L; has a waypoint that is not in the current FMC database.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1531251 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Navigation Database |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
The new tipp toe visual to sfo has an intersection called chera; which is not in the FMS database and has no way of identifying it via ground based navigation aids. Also; it specifically states to intercept runway 28L localizer when in fact we were cleared for the tipp toe visual to runway 28R. The chart says nothing about intercepting 28R localizer; and it tells you to fly a 310 heading after chera (which you can't identify).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported that the brand-new Tipp Toe visual approach into SFO runway 28L; has a waypoint that is not in the current FMC database.
Narrative: The new Tipp Toe visual to SFO has an intersection called CHERA; which is not in the FMS database and has no way of identifying it via ground based NAV aids. Also; it specifically states to intercept Runway 28L Localizer when in fact we were cleared for the Tipp Toe visual to Runway 28R. The chart says nothing about intercepting 28R Localizer; and it tells you to fly a 310 heading after CHERA (which you can't identify).
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.