B737 flight crew execute instrument approach without current charts.

Attributes
ACN	524213
Time
Date	200109
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1400 agl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s46.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 16r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : parked
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 188 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2486
ASRS Report	524213
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Company Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were just coming back from a 3 day trip. On descent into seattle, we found out that all the arrs and approachs had been changed while we were gone. We did not have the current ILS approach to runway 16R. I asked the controller if we could do the old approach (which had the final approach fix at park) and he said no. Since I didn't have the new approach (which had some major changes in it), I asked again. He again said no. He cleared me for the ILS 16R. I started down on the old approach and broke out at about 1400 ft AGL. I was told to contact tower. I contacted tower and advised them we were on a 'visual' since I was unsure of what kind of approach I was really on. The rest of the landing was uneventful. I found out later that the airline that I work for had the chart revision, but that they were late out to the line pilots due to personnel taking vacation. They were distributed while we were on the road.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC EXECUTE INST APCH WITHOUT CURRENT CHARTS.

Narrative: WE WERE JUST COMING BACK FROM A 3 DAY TRIP. ON DSCNT INTO SEATTLE, WE FOUND OUT THAT ALL THE ARRS AND APCHS HAD BEEN CHANGED WHILE WE WERE GONE. WE DID NOT HAVE THE CURRENT ILS APCH TO RWY 16R. I ASKED THE CTLR IF WE COULD DO THE OLD APPROACH (WHICH HAD THE FINAL APCH FIX AT PARK) AND HE SAID NO. SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE THE NEW APCH (WHICH HAD SOME MAJOR CHANGES IN IT), I ASKED AGAIN. HE AGAIN SAID NO. HE CLEARED ME FOR THE ILS 16R. I STARTED DOWN ON THE OLD APCH AND BROKE OUT AT ABOUT 1400 FT AGL. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TWR. I CONTACTED TWR AND ADVISED THEM WE WERE ON A 'VISUAL' SINCE I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT KIND OF APCH I WAS REALLY ON. THE REST OF THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE AIRLINE THAT I WORK FOR HAD THE CHART REVISION, BUT THAT THEY WERE LATE OUT TO THE LINE PLTS DUE TO PERSONNEL TAKING VACATION. THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED WHILE WE WERE ON THE ROAD.

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.