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An airline captain noted that the emergency airports indicated on the ea high-low and P high-low charts are no longer depicted in brown which was easy to find.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632977 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : relief pilot |
| ASRS Report | 632977 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Company Chart |
Narrative:
Recent changes to charts ea (high/low) 11-12 and phl (high/low) 1-2 have omitted previously noted other than regular airports with.... These other airports have been highlighted in 'brown' so they were easily visible on the large charts. Perhaps to save costs these important airports are no longer available for reference in an emergency or for reference. In an emergency in this area of the world these airports are not apparent and visible on one chart for quick reference. I believe this is not a good idea to eliminate these references.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRLINE CAPT NOTED THAT THE EMER ARPTS INDICATED ON THE EA HIGH-LOW AND P HIGH-LOW CHARTS ARE NO LONGER DEPICTED IN BROWN WHICH WAS EASY TO FIND.
Narrative: RECENT CHANGES TO CHARTS EA (HIGH/LOW) 11-12 AND PHL (HIGH/LOW) 1-2 HAVE OMITTED PREVIOUSLY NOTED OTHER THAN REGULAR ARPTS WITH.... THESE OTHER ARPTS HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN 'BROWN' SO THEY WERE EASILY VISIBLE ON THE LARGE CHARTS. PERHAPS TO SAVE COSTS THESE IMPORTANT ARPTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR REF IN AN EMER OR FOR REF. IN AN EMER IN THIS AREA OF THE WORLD THESE ARPTS ARE NOT APPARENT AND VISIBLE ON ONE CHART FOR QUICK REF. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO ELIMINATE THESE REFS.
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.