Reporter suggests the month be included in all NOTAMS.

Attributes
ACN	119950
Time
Date	198908
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5200
ASRS Report	119950
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Just want to suggest that NOTAM format be changed to show not only the day of the month and time the NOTAM was reported but also the month. This would help the pilot using the same airport often to scan the NOTAMS better as he could better determine which ones he had already read. It would also help both the pilot and the originating facility determine which ones are obviously obsolete. Recently on a flight from dayton, oh to lansing, mi I plodded through 11 separate NOTAMS for lan. To my surprise I found one calling for patchy ice on both runways with braking action pour on one and nil on the other. The date of our flight was jul X. While this was a company NOTAM, not FAA, my experience has been that the problem is universal. I'm sure that changing the NOTAM format would be a large undertaking but I believe it would help us all separate the wheat from the chaff and improve safety. It needs to be done.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER SUGGESTS THE MONTH BE INCLUDED IN ALL NOTAMS.

Narrative: JUST WANT TO SUGGEST THAT NOTAM FORMAT BE CHANGED TO SHOW NOT ONLY THE DAY OF THE MONTH AND TIME THE NOTAM WAS REPORTED BUT ALSO THE MONTH. THIS WOULD HELP THE PLT USING THE SAME ARPT OFTEN TO SCAN THE NOTAMS BETTER AS HE COULD BETTER DETERMINE WHICH ONES HE HAD ALREADY READ. IT WOULD ALSO HELP BOTH THE PLT AND THE ORIGINATING FAC DETERMINE WHICH ONES ARE OBVIOUSLY OBSOLETE. RECENTLY ON A FLT FROM DAYTON, OH TO LANSING, MI I PLODDED THROUGH 11 SEPARATE NOTAMS FOR LAN. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND ONE CALLING FOR PATCHY ICE ON BOTH RWYS WITH BRAKING ACTION POUR ON ONE AND NIL ON THE OTHER. THE DATE OF OUR FLT WAS JUL X. WHILE THIS WAS A COMPANY NOTAM, NOT FAA, MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT THE PROBLEM IS UNIVERSAL. I'M SURE THAT CHANGING THE NOTAM FORMAT WOULD BE A LARGE UNDERTAKING BUT I BELIEVE IT WOULD HELP US ALL SEPARATE THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF AND IMPROVE SAFETY. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

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.