<< >> NASA ASRS Report 547794, May 2002

En route to destination an air carrier crew finds they do not have the appropriate approach charts for their destination available.

Attributes
ACN	547794
Time
Date	200205
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	547794
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The copilot and myself were called out on reserve to cover a cincinnati based trip to aruba. The latin american flying is done by the cincinnati based pilots. Since we were atlanta based, we are not issued commercial plates for the aruba airport. We discovered the problem heading south abeam orland. At that time we contacted flight control to relay the situation and to request as much information as possible about aruba via ACARS. I was comfortable in continuing the flight for the following reasons: 1) I had been there before and was familiar with the airport layout. 2) we had necessary approachs in the FMS database. 3) the WX was excellent. 4) we received all the necessary frequencys and approach minimums via ACARS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENRTE TO DEST AN ACR CREW FINDS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE APCH CHARTS FOR THEIR DEST AVAILABLE.

Narrative: THE COPLT AND MYSELF WERE CALLED OUT ON RESERVE TO COVER A CINCINNATI BASED TRIP TO ARUBA. THE LATIN AMERICAN FLYING IS DONE BY THE CINCINNATI BASED PLTS. SINCE WE WERE ATLANTA BASED, WE ARE NOT ISSUED COMMERCIAL PLATES FOR THE ARUBA ARPT. WE DISCOVERED THE PROB HEADING S ABEAM ORLAND. AT THAT TIME WE CONTACTED FLT CTL TO RELAY THE SIT AND TO REQUEST AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE ABOUT ARUBA VIA ACARS. I WAS COMFORTABLE IN CONTINUING THE FLT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1) I HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT LAYOUT. 2) WE HAD NECESSARY APCHS IN THE FMS DATABASE. 3) THE WX WAS EXCELLENT. 4) WE RECEIVED ALL THE NECESSARY FREQS AND APCH MINIMUMS VIA ACARS.

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.