Narrative:

T44 on approach to mfe requested climb out to a fix I'd never heard of on the RNAV/GPS 13 mfe. I questioned the pilot (interrupting my trainee) and; again; the same unknown fix was mentioned. I pulled up the approach plate on the information display system (ids) and asked the pilot to verify he was looking at the same approach plate. He was -- but his was current; dated sep/fri/06. Mine was who knows how old; and the differences were substantial. I'm just glad this happened in a controled; radar situation. And this is not the first time at crp that this has happened. In aug/sun/06; several of the approach plates were changed at ngp without notification to us controllers. But the pilots knew! This is all indicative of a larger problem -- do more with less. All the work piles up on 1 or 2 people. You don't do more with less -- you do less with less. When will we get the resources to do the job correctly. What will it take to stop looking at the bottom line and refocus on safety?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRP CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE LACK OF CURRENT CHARTING INFO; INDICATING STAFFING SHORTAGES AS CONTRIBUTORY.

Narrative: T44 ON APCH TO MFE REQUESTED CLBOUT TO A FIX I'D NEVER HEARD OF ON THE RNAV/GPS 13 MFE. I QUESTIONED THE PLT (INTERRUPTING MY TRAINEE) AND; AGAIN; THE SAME UNKNOWN FIX WAS MENTIONED. I PULLED UP THE APCH PLATE ON THE INFO DISPLAY SYS (IDS) AND ASKED THE PLT TO VERIFY HE WAS LOOKING AT THE SAME APCH PLATE. HE WAS -- BUT HIS WAS CURRENT; DATED SEP/FRI/06. MINE WAS WHO KNOWS HOW OLD; AND THE DIFFERENCES WERE SUBSTANTIAL. I'M JUST GLAD THIS HAPPENED IN A CTLED; RADAR SITUATION. AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME AT CRP THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. IN AUG/SUN/06; SEVERAL OF THE APCH PLATES WERE CHANGED AT NGP WITHOUT NOTIFICATION TO US CTLRS. BUT THE PLTS KNEW! THIS IS ALL INDICATIVE OF A LARGER PROB -- DO MORE WITH LESS. ALL THE WORK PILES UP ON 1 OR 2 PEOPLE. YOU DON'T DO MORE WITH LESS -- YOU DO LESS WITH LESS. WHEN WILL WE GET THE RESOURCES TO DO THE JOB CORRECTLY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO STOP LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM LINE AND REFOCUS ON SAFETY?

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.