Bil TRACON notified an air carrier crew flying the runway 28R VOR approach that a NOTAM changed the ...

Attributes
ACN	957478
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	BIL.TRACON
State Reference	MT
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 8000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 358 Flight Crew Total 14500 Flight Crew Type 6700
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Enroute we reviewed the bil notams because of construction on the field and volume of notams for a small field. With bil ILS runway 28R approach north/a; we decided to fly the VOR runway 28R. Since it was VMC; this approach was to be for proficiency. While on the 16 DME arc southeast of the bil VOR; we descended to the 5;700 ft. Altitude per the approach plate. At some point; ATC mentioned that about a year ago; the altitude was changed to 6;200 ft. We confirmed the plate number; date; and altitude we had in the cockpit. Once parked at the gate we again reviewed the notams. We discovered we had overlooked NOTAM 13/2; fdc 02829/10 with the altitude change. We both had reviewed the papers earlier and done so independently; yet both of us missed this change. Although the approach was conducted for practice and in VMC; we should have maintained the 6;200 ft. Altitude. Though incumbent on us to catch the change; we both wondered why a NOTAM would be nearly one year old and not incorporated into a revised approach plate. That does not relieve us of catching the altitude change; but it does beg the question how long does a NOTAM remain before action/revisions are published?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIL TRACON notified an air carrier crew flying the Runway 28R VOR approach that a NOTAM changed the minimum altitude on the ARC from NELWN to 6;200 FT. The crew questioned why the commercial chart had not been modified.

Narrative: Enroute we reviewed the BIL NOTAMs because of construction on the field and volume of NOTAMs for a small field. With BIL ILS Runway 28R approach N/A; we decided to fly the VOR Runway 28R. Since it was VMC; this approach was to be for proficiency. While on the 16 DME arc southeast of the BIL VOR; we descended to the 5;700 FT. altitude per the approach plate. At some point; ATC mentioned that about a year ago; the altitude was changed to 6;200 FT. We confirmed the plate number; date; and altitude we had in the cockpit. Once parked at the gate we again reviewed the NOTAMs. We discovered we had overlooked NOTAM 13/2; FDC 02829/10 with the altitude change. We both had reviewed the papers earlier and done so independently; yet both of us missed this change. Although the approach was conducted for practice and in VMC; we should have maintained the 6;200 FT. altitude. Though incumbent on us to catch the change; we both wondered why a NOTAM would be nearly one year old and not incorporated into a revised approach plate. That does not relieve us of catching the altitude change; but it does beg the question how long does a NOTAM remain before action/revisions are published?

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.

Bil TRACON notified an air carrier crew flying the runway 28R VOR approach that a NOTAM changed the minimum altitude on the arc from nelwn to 6;200 ft. The crew questioned why the commercial chart had not been modified.