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A319 flight crew's need to reference aircraft operating manual en route. Found manual out of currency and missing critical pages.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536467 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 536461 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : acft ops manual other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Volume 3 (A320 aircraft operating manual) which includes limitations, procedures (normal, non-normal), emergency procedures, etc, found to be out of date and all pages in disarray. It appears that the contents had been dumped out, then stuffed back into binder. Pages missing, upside down, torn, old out-of-date pages still in book, etc. Manual totally worthless in this condition. Preflight only involves insuring manuals on board. The only way we discovered the problem was that we needed to reference some material en route. After about 20 mins, we found what we were looking for. Thankfully, it was not real urgent or an emergency where we really needed the material. Dispatch and maintenance control were available by radio if we needed help, however, the required material was not available on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLC'S NEED TO REF ACFT OPERATING MANUAL ENRTE. FOUND MANUAL OUT OF CURRENCY AND MISSING CRITICAL PAGES.
Narrative: VOLUME 3 (A320 ACFT OPERATING MANUAL) WHICH INCLUDES LIMITATIONS, PROCS (NORMAL, NON-NORMAL), EMER PROCS, ETC, FOUND TO BE OUT OF DATE AND ALL PAGES IN DISARRAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONTENTS HAD BEEN DUMPED OUT, THEN STUFFED BACK INTO BINDER. PAGES MISSING, UPSIDE DOWN, TORN, OLD OUT-OF-DATE PAGES STILL IN BOOK, ETC. MANUAL TOTALLY WORTHLESS IN THIS CONDITION. PREFLT ONLY INVOLVES INSURING MANUALS ON BOARD. THE ONLY WAY WE DISCOVERED THE PROB WAS THAT WE NEEDED TO REF SOME MATERIAL ENRTE. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINS, WE FOUND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. THANKFULLY, IT WAS NOT REAL URGENT OR AN EMER WHERE WE REALLY NEEDED THE MATERIAL. DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL WERE AVAILABLE BY RADIO IF WE NEEDED HELP, HOWEVER, THE REQUIRED MATERIAL WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON BOARD.
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.