An A300 pilot notes that his air carrier's mdst ILS runway 11 flight plans include straight lines be...

Attributes
ACN	678542
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdst.airport
State Reference	FO
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	678542
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

When any aircraft is planned to fly to mdst; santiago; dr; the flight plan lists the points on the approach on the flight plan. These should not be listed because they are not the approach. The approach is a DME arc. The points on the flight plan if left unaltered are flown straight line from point-to-point. In my judgement this is a problem to be corrected because if a crew does not change the approach points there will be a problem with the DME arc. The distance from the VOR will be off by some distance. Also; there will be no altitudes in the FMC. I have reported this previously and nothing has changed. This is a problem on the ILS approach to runway 11 at mdst.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 PLT NOTES THAT HIS ACR'S MDST ILS RWY 11 FLT PLANS INCLUDE STRAIGHT LINES BTWN DME ARC FIXES; NOT ARC SEGMENTS; AND DO NOT HAVE ASSOCIATED ALTS.

Narrative: WHEN ANY ACFT IS PLANNED TO FLY TO MDST; SANTIAGO; DR; THE FLT PLAN LISTS THE POINTS ON THE APCH ON THE FLT PLAN. THESE SHOULD NOT BE LISTED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT THE APCH. THE APCH IS A DME ARC. THE POINTS ON THE FLT PLAN IF LEFT UNALTERED ARE FLOWN STRAIGHT LINE FROM POINT-TO-POINT. IN MY JUDGEMENT THIS IS A PROB TO BE CORRECTED BECAUSE IF A CREW DOES NOT CHANGE THE APCH POINTS THERE WILL BE A PROB WITH THE DME ARC. THE DISTANCE FROM THE VOR WILL BE OFF BY SOME DISTANCE. ALSO; THERE WILL BE NO ALTS IN THE FMC. I HAVE RPTED THIS PREVIOUSLY AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. THIS IS A PROB ON THE ILS APCH TO RWY 11 AT MDST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

An A300 pilot notes that his air carrier's mdst ILS runway 11 flight plans include straight lines between DME arc fixes; not arc segments; and do not have associated altitudes.