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Air carrier captain reported of possible confusion when interpreting jepp RNAV SID charts for las due to the placement of inset information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1515773 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAS.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
This [report] is directed at the jeppesen depictions for the klas RNAV sids. Each of the RNAV sids currently in effect at klas depict departures off runway 26L; and use an inset box to depict departures off of runway 26R. Although there may be some 'syntax' logic to this; it defies the fact that 99 percent of the time departures are made off of runway 26R; not 26L. Furthermore; I see it as a serious safety issue; most noticeable on the staav 8 and prfum 4 sids; where the inset box is in the upper right-hand corner of the SID and not in the 'field of view' of the rest of the SID track that the pilot would be looking at and following during the departure.the only time this depiction gets reviewed is during either an independent pilot review of the FMC legs versus the jepps chart; or during the departure briefing. If either or both of these steps are missed; a definite point-of-confusion will arise during the actual climbout and departure when the aircraft navigates to one SID point; and the pilot sees another point(s) on the jepps chart. Also; the font size used to tell the pilot 'for initial climb runway 26R see inset' is tiny and nearly obscured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported of possible confusion when interpreting JEPP RNAV SID charts for LAS due to the placement of inset information.
Narrative: This [report] is directed at the Jeppesen depictions for the KLAS RNAV SIDs. Each of the RNAV SIDs currently in effect at KLAS depict departures off Runway 26L; and use an inset box to depict departures off of Runway 26R. Although there may be some 'syntax' logic to this; it defies the fact that 99 percent of the time departures are made off of Runway 26R; not 26L. Furthermore; I see it as a serious safety issue; most noticeable on the STAAV 8 and PRFUM 4 SIDs; where the inset box is in the upper right-hand corner of the SID and not in the 'field of view' of the rest of the SID track that the Pilot would be looking at and following during the departure.The only time this depiction gets reviewed is during either an independent Pilot review of the FMC legs versus the JEPPs chart; or during the Departure Briefing. If either or both of these steps are missed; a definite point-of-confusion will arise during the actual climbout and departure when the aircraft navigates to one SID point; and the Pilot sees another point(s) on the JEPPs chart. Also; the font size used to tell the Pilot 'For Initial climb Runway 26R see inset' is tiny and nearly obscured.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.