Narrative:

Just prior to decent into phx; I was reviewing the eagul STAR to verify the altitudes; speed constraints; and waypoints to see that they matched the FMC. About that time we were given a clearance to descend via the eagul arrival. I noticed that there were two points in the FMC that were not on my chart (tiniz and geeno). In addition the altitude at hiney was charted at 6000; and it was 7000 on the FMC. We verified that we had the correct FMC database selected. Both the captain and I had the eagul 2 STAR dated 20 march 09. We also checked the NOTAMS to see if there was any mention of any changes to the eagul STAR. Although many of the SID's and STAR's were listed; the eagul STAR was not mentioned in the NOTAMS. We then asked phx approach; and they informed us that the eagul 3 STAR was current. We verified with ATC the points and altitudes and continued the approach and landing uneventfully. After landing I called the chief pilot. After multiple phone calls; we found that the eagul 3 was in our fom prior to the eagul 2 chart. The flight kit for both the captain and first officer was dated one month after the eagul 3 was published. The eagul 3 was dated 1 may 2009. It came as a shock to all of us that the eagul 2 as well as other out of date charts were even in the flight kit. When I update my own fom; these things didn't happen because I would take old pages out. From a human factors standpoint; I think the reason that this happened was that I usually use the briefing page as my center point for an airport. When I get a SID or STAR out; I thumb forward from the briefing page; and when I get an approach plate out; I thumb back from the briefing page. My understanding of my air carrier's policy regarding the aircraft's kits is that the chart company is responsible for removing any and all out of date charts when the kits are removed and replaced. In the event that a pilot finds an out of date chart; I think that we should remove them ourselves. This could potentially prevent this from happening in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier First Officer reports finding out of date charts in the aircraft's library. A query to the Chief Pilot's office revealed that the chart maker is responsible for maintaining the library up to date; and may have overlooked the removal of the old charts.

Narrative: Just prior to decent into PHX; I was reviewing the EAGUL STAR to verify the altitudes; speed constraints; and waypoints to see that they matched the FMC. About that time we were given a clearance to descend via the EAGUL arrival. I noticed that there were two points in the FMC that were not on my chart (TINIZ and GEENO). In addition the altitude at HINEY was charted at 6000; and it was 7000 on the FMC. We verified that we had the correct FMC database selected. Both the Captain and I had the EAGUL 2 STAR dated 20 March 09. We also checked the NOTAMS to see if there was any mention of any changes to the EAGUL STAR. Although many of the SID's and STAR's were listed; the EAGUL STAR was not mentioned in the NOTAMS. We then asked PHX Approach; and they informed us that the EAGUL 3 STAR was current. We verified with ATC the points and altitudes and continued the approach and landing uneventfully. After landing I called the Chief Pilot. After multiple phone calls; we found that the EAGUL 3 was in our FOM prior to the EAGUL 2 chart. The flight kit for both the Captain and First Officer was dated one month after the EAGUL 3 was published. The EAGUL 3 was dated 1 May 2009. It came as a shock to all of us that the EAGUL 2 as well as other out of date charts were even in the flight kit. When I update my own FOM; these things didn't happen because I would take old pages out. From a human factors standpoint; I think the reason that this happened was that I usually use the briefing page as my center point for an airport. When I get a SID or STAR out; I thumb forward from the briefing page; and when I get an approach plate out; I thumb back from the briefing page. My understanding of my air carrier's policy regarding the aircraft's kits is that the chart company is responsible for removing any and all out of date charts when the kits are removed and replaced. In the event that a pilot finds an out of date chart; I think that we should remove them ourselves. This could potentially prevent this from happening in the future.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.