Narrative:

My first officer and I were confused about the LAXX3 departure off runway 25L at lax. Our company had incomplete data in our FMC regarding the dag transition which we were assigned, specifically the role sli VOR plays in it. In my opinion, the commercial plate is vague. Socal spoon fed it to us airborne and we remained within parameters, however, we were embarrassed and also impressed as to how easily we could have made a serious error.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC RECOGNIZE THAT LAX LAXX3 COMPANY FMS DATABASE IS INCOMPLETE AND REQUESTS CONFIRMATION AFTER AIRBORNE.

Narrative: MY FO AND I WERE CONFUSED ABOUT THE LAXX3 DEP OFF RWY 25L AT LAX. OUR COMPANY HAD INCOMPLETE DATA IN OUR FMC REGARDING THE DAG TRANSITION WHICH WE WERE ASSIGNED, SPECIFICALLY THE ROLE SLI VOR PLAYS IN IT. IN MY OPINION, THE COMMERCIAL PLATE IS VAGUE. SOCAL SPOON FED IT TO US AIRBORNE AND WE REMAINED WITHIN PARAMETERS, HOWEVER, WE WERE EMBARRASSED AND ALSO IMPRESSED AS TO HOW EASILY WE COULD HAVE MADE A SERIOUS ERROR.

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.