<< >> NASA ASRS Report 84226, March 1988

Pilot reporter cites potential for confusion with similarly named STAR charts with different altitudes to 2 different airports.

Attributes
ACN	84226
Time
Date	198803
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : esl
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 15000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : mdw
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	84226
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The commercial chart revision dated 3/7/88 effective 3/10/8, the new east coast plan there was issued similar arrival charts to dca and iad. Our filed routing was ord whett J30 bucko aml 1 dca. This refers to the armel 1 arrival to dca. Dulles also has an armel 1 arrival with the same filing code. These charts are indexed differently but could be mistaken. There are different crossing restrictions and routings. Beware!! I recommend that the FAA be notified and one arrival name be changed. Also, until a new chart is issued, a notice be posted of the problem so no confusion results.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT REPORTER CITES POTENTIAL FOR CONFUSION WITH SIMILARLY NAMED STAR CHARTS WITH DIFFERENT ALTS TO 2 DIFFERENT ARPTS.

Narrative: THE COMMERCIAL CHART REVISION DATED 3/7/88 EFFECTIVE 3/10/8, THE NEW EAST COAST PLAN THERE WAS ISSUED SIMILAR ARR CHARTS TO DCA AND IAD. OUR FILED ROUTING WAS ORD WHETT J30 BUCKO AML 1 DCA. THIS REFERS TO THE ARMEL 1 ARR TO DCA. DULLES ALSO HAS AN ARMEL 1 ARR WITH THE SAME FILING CODE. THESE CHARTS ARE INDEXED DIFFERENTLY BUT COULD BE MISTAKEN. THERE ARE DIFFERENT XING RESTRICTIONS AND ROUTINGS. BEWARE!! I RECOMMEND THAT THE FAA BE NOTIFIED AND ONE ARR NAME BE CHANGED. ALSO, UNTIL A NEW CHART IS ISSUED, A NOTICE BE POSTED OF THE PROB SO NO CONFUSION RESULTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.