MD80 crew was assigned an approach that had no approach plates.

Attributes
ACN	464747
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmpr.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	464747
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	464746
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : mmzt.artcc
Chart	approach : vor dme 3

Narrative:

No valid approach plates for pvr. During descent into pvr, approach cleared us for a VOR DME 3 approach to runway 22. We advised approach that we did not have charts for that approach. Approach advised us that the arrs and approachs we had were canceled. As we were in VFR conditions, we accepted radar vectors for a visual approach. After landing, I talked to dispatch who said that the controllers should not be issuing the new approachs because commercial chart company had not sent the revision. Pvr controllers stated that they have been using the new approachs since feb/xa/00. Dispatch advised me that there was an information message in the flight paperwork that would alert us to this problem in pvr. There was no such message but a message for gdl that advised of new approach plates. Since there was no information in the paperwork, I am curious to what other crews have been doing for the last 5 days that pvr has not been using our approach plates. Supplemental information from acn 464746: both of us rechked the flight paperwork and there was no mention of new procedures into pvr. We called the tower and they said they had been using this plate since feb/xa/00. Captain called dispatch and dispatcher said he was aware of it and that he thought it was included in the flight paperwork which the captain informed him it was not. The dispatcher told the captain that this approach was not in effect yet. On departure, they tried to issue us a SID that is not published yet either. Somebody is going to get hurt or fined if this is not cleared up. A lot of airlines are flying in there. Do they have the plates already?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW WAS ASSIGNED AN APCH THAT HAD NO APCH PLATES.

Narrative: NO VALID APCH PLATES FOR PVR. DURING DSCNT INTO PVR, APCH CLRED US FOR A VOR DME 3 APCH TO RWY 22. WE ADVISED APCH THAT WE DID NOT HAVE CHARTS FOR THAT APCH. APCH ADVISED US THAT THE ARRS AND APCHS WE HAD WERE CANCELED. AS WE WERE IN VFR CONDITIONS, WE ACCEPTED RADAR VECTORS FOR A VISUAL APCH. AFTER LNDG, I TALKED TO DISPATCH WHO SAID THAT THE CTLRS SHOULD NOT BE ISSUING THE NEW APCHS BECAUSE COMMERCIAL CHART COMPANY HAD NOT SENT THE REVISION. PVR CTLRS STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN USING THE NEW APCHS SINCE FEB/XA/00. DISPATCH ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS AN INFO MESSAGE IN THE FLT PAPERWORK THAT WOULD ALERT US TO THIS PROB IN PVR. THERE WAS NO SUCH MESSAGE BUT A MESSAGE FOR GDL THAT ADVISED OF NEW APCH PLATES. SINCE THERE WAS NO INFO IN THE PAPERWORK, I AM CURIOUS TO WHAT OTHER CREWS HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 5 DAYS THAT PVR HAS NOT BEEN USING OUR APCH PLATES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 464746: BOTH OF US RECHKED THE FLT PAPERWORK AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF NEW PROCS INTO PVR. WE CALLED THE TWR AND THEY SAID THEY HAD BEEN USING THIS PLATE SINCE FEB/XA/00. CAPT CALLED DISPATCH AND DISPATCHER SAID HE WAS AWARE OF IT AND THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE FLT PAPERWORK WHICH THE CAPT INFORMED HIM IT WAS NOT. THE DISPATCHER TOLD THE CAPT THAT THIS APCH WAS NOT IN EFFECT YET. ON DEP, THEY TRIED TO ISSUE US A SID THAT IS NOT PUBLISHED YET EITHER. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR FINED IF THIS IS NOT CLRED UP. A LOT OF AIRLINES ARE FLYING IN THERE. DO THEY HAVE THE PLATES ALREADY?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.