Flight crew does not have approach plate for assigned runway.

Attributes
ACN	546932
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl.airport
State Reference	CT
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : y90.tracon artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : y90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	546932
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

Arriving bdl, the active runway was runway 15. Winds were light out of the southeast, don't recall exact bearing/speed. WX was better than 5000 ft, 5 mi. Approach told us to expect the VOR 15. The captain asked if I had that chart. I didn't. We advised approach neither of us had the plate and could not accept the VOR 15, but could take a visual approach as runway 6/24 was closed. Approach advised we had company turning final for the VOR 15, so we assumed we both had lost our VOR 15 plate. Getting closer to the aerodrome, the airport opened runway 24. We used it instead. Arriving at the gate, we noticed our company was a former air carrier jet. The captain called the company safety representative to verify the integrity of our bdl charts. Were we supposed to have the VOR 15 or not? According to the safety representative, the company had deleted this approach following an incident. I only forward this information to spur a review of the integration of our operation procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DOES NOT HAVE APCH PLATE FOR ASSIGNED RWY.

Narrative: ARRIVING BDL, THE ACTIVE RWY WAS RWY 15. WINDS WERE LIGHT OUT OF THE SE, DON'T RECALL EXACT BEARING/SPD. WX WAS BETTER THAN 5000 FT, 5 MI. APCH TOLD US TO EXPECT THE VOR 15. THE CAPT ASKED IF I HAD THAT CHART. I DIDN'T. WE ADVISED APCH NEITHER OF US HAD THE PLATE AND COULD NOT ACCEPT THE VOR 15, BUT COULD TAKE A VISUAL APCH AS RWY 6/24 WAS CLOSED. APCH ADVISED WE HAD COMPANY TURNING FINAL FOR THE VOR 15, SO WE ASSUMED WE BOTH HAD LOST OUR VOR 15 PLATE. GETTING CLOSER TO THE AERODROME, THE ARPT OPENED RWY 24. WE USED IT INSTEAD. ARRIVING AT THE GATE, WE NOTICED OUR COMPANY WAS A FORMER ACR JET. THE CAPT CALLED THE COMPANY SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE TO VERIFY THE INTEGRITY OF OUR BDL CHARTS. WERE WE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE VOR 15 OR NOT? ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE, THE COMPANY HAD DELETED THIS APCH FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT. I ONLY FORWARD THIS INFO TO SPUR A REVIEW OF THE INTEGRATION OF OUR OP PROCS.

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.