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A B757 pilot notes the aircraft's FMC sea chins 5 arrival humpp crossing is at 15000 ft or above; while the written description is 15000 ft or below.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 685459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : chins |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 685459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In the current B757 FMC database when selecting the chins 5 STAR to sea landing south; that is CHI16B; the FMC data provides a humpp crossing altitude of 15000 ft or above. The paper copy reference for sea indicates humpp (landing south) 15000 ft or below. Can't be both.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 PLT NOTES THE ACFT'S FMC SEA CHINS 5 ARR HUMPP XING IS AT 15000 FT OR ABOVE; WHILE THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION IS 15000 FT OR BELOW.
Narrative: IN THE CURRENT B757 FMC DATABASE WHEN SELECTING THE CHINS 5 STAR TO SEA LNDG S; THAT IS CHI16B; THE FMC DATA PROVIDES A HUMPP XING ALT OF 15000 FT OR ABOVE. THE PAPER COPY REF FOR SEA INDICATES HUMPP (LNDG S) 15000 FT OR BELOW. CAN'T BE BOTH.
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.