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Air carrier captain reports commercial airport information chart shows runway 16L has RVR which it does not.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 814874 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smf.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time type : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 814874 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airport Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Situations | |
| Chart | airport : smf.airport |
Narrative:
I flew through sacramento international last month and noticed a discrepancy on the commercial airport information chart during preflight. On the plate; runway 16L indicates it has RVR. Being familiar with sacramento; I queried the tower. Tower says that the airport has no RVR on runway 16L. Therefore; be advised that the plate appears to be incorrect. Please correct the sacramento chart to reflect the correct airport/runway equipment and update the applicable takeoff minimums data.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CAPT RPTS COMMERCIAL ARPT INFORMATION CHART SHOWS RWY 16L HAS RVR WHICH IT DOES NOT.
Narrative: I FLEW THROUGH SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL LAST MONTH AND NOTICED A DISCREPANCY ON THE COMMERCIAL ARPT INFORMATION CHART DURING PREFLIGHT. ON THE PLATE; RWY 16L INDICATES IT HAS RVR. BEING FAMILIAR WITH SACRAMENTO; I QUERIED THE TOWER. TOWER SAYS THAT THE ARPT HAS NO RVR ON RWY 16L. THEREFORE; BE ADVISED THAT THE PLATE APPEARS TO BE INCORRECT. PLEASE CORRECT THE SACRAMENTO CHART TO REFLECT THE CORRECT ARPT/RWY EQUIPMENT AND UPDATE THE APPLICABLE TAKEOFF MINIMUMS DATA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.