Arrival was switched when flight was close in. New arrival was pulled from book in haste, captain had wrong chart (departure). First officer grabbed correct one.

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Attributes
ACN	153874
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmmx
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mmmx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	153874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Inbound to MMMX had briefed and set up for an otumba 1 arrival based on ATIS. In close to airport, approach control changed arrival to san mateo 2 arrival. Chaos in the cockpit! Quickly pulled out the plate and briefed the new arrival and runway! I pulled out the san mateo 2 departure. Luckily the first officer (PNF) pulled out the san mateo 2 arrival. Same situation exists at MMMX with the otumba 1 arrival and departure and terexpan 1 arrival and departure! Strongly suggest that us FAA and chart maker push to have duplicate names for procedures at the same or close airports eliminated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARRIVAL WAS SWITCHED WHEN FLT WAS CLOSE IN. NEW ARR WAS PULLED FROM BOOK IN HASTE, CAPT HAD WRONG CHART (DEP). FO GRABBED CORRECT ONE.

Narrative: INBND TO MMMX HAD BRIEFED AND SET UP FOR AN OTUMBA 1 ARR BASED ON ATIS. IN CLOSE TO ARPT, APCH CTL CHANGED ARR TO SAN MATEO 2 ARR. CHAOS IN THE COCKPIT! QUICKLY PULLED OUT THE PLATE AND BRIEFED THE NEW ARR AND RWY! I PULLED OUT THE SAN MATEO 2 DEP. LUCKILY THE F/O (PNF) PULLED OUT THE SAN MATEO 2 ARR. SAME SITUATION EXISTS AT MMMX WITH THE OTUMBA 1 ARR AND DEP AND TEREXPAN 1 ARR AND DEP! STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT U.S. FAA AND CHART MAKER PUSH TO HAVE DUPLICATE NAMES FOR PROCS AT THE SAME OR CLOSE ARPTS ELIMINATED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.