Narrative:

During a route check by a FAA inspector, it was found that my route manual was not up to date. The revision page showed me 10 revisions behind. I thought this was odd because I usually update them on schedule. When I went to update them I found that I had only put in the chart NOTAM and terminal tab (regular airports) for each revision through #43. Because I hadn't finished the whole revision (terminal tab-alternate airports) I had not noted this on the revision sheet as being completed. Our airline has been operating under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the past 8 months. The strain of that and the thought of losing my job has affected me somewhat because I don't make a habit of only doing half a revision. When the inspector noted the revisions missing I got so nervous I completely forgot that except for the alternates I had updated the revisions. I found out when I finished the remaining revision. I would just like to note I have no record of incidents or accidents, and my airline as well as my former employer can attest to that. I have never operated as anything less than a professional aviator. I can only conclude as contributing to the situation was the precarious position of my company and my not taking the full time to complete the whole revision. I do not ask to be excused for my lack of judgement in this matter only to be understood. It hasn't happened before and won't happen again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FO IS CAUGHT BY FAA INSPECTOR WITH RTE MANUAL REVISIONS NOT UP TO DATE.

Narrative: DURING A RTE CHK BY A FAA INSPECTOR, IT WAS FOUND THAT MY RTE MANUAL WAS NOT UP TO DATE. THE REVISION PAGE SHOWED ME 10 REVISIONS BEHIND. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD BECAUSE I USUALLY UPDATE THEM ON SCHEDULE. WHEN I WENT TO UPDATE THEM I FOUND THAT I HAD ONLY PUT IN THE CHART NOTAM AND TERMINAL TAB (REGULAR ARPTS) FOR EACH REVISION THROUGH #43. BECAUSE I HADN'T FINISHED THE WHOLE REVISION (TERMINAL TAB-ALTERNATE ARPTS) I HAD NOT NOTED THIS ON THE REVISION SHEET AS BEING COMPLETED. OUR AIRLINE HAS BEEN OPERATING UNDER CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS. THE STRAIN OF THAT AND THE THOUGHT OF LOSING MY JOB HAS AFFECTED ME SOMEWHAT BECAUSE I DON'T MAKE A HABIT OF ONLY DOING HALF A REVISION. WHEN THE INSPECTOR NOTED THE REVISIONS MISSING I GOT SO NERVOUS I COMPLETELY FORGOT THAT EXCEPT FOR THE ALTERNATES I HAD UPDATED THE REVISIONS. I FOUND OUT WHEN I FINISHED THE REMAINING REVISION. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE I HAVE NO RECORD OF INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS, AND MY AIRLINE AS WELL AS MY FORMER EMPLOYER CAN ATTEST TO THAT. I HAVE NEVER OPERATED AS ANYTHING LESS THAN A PROFESSIONAL AVIATOR. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SITUATION WAS THE PRECARIOUS POS OF MY COMPANY AND MY NOT TAKING THE FULL TIME TO COMPLETE THE WHOLE REVISION. I DO NOT ASK TO BE EXCUSED FOR MY LACK OF JUDGEMENT IN THIS MATTER ONLY TO BE UNDERSTOOD. IT HASN'T HAPPENED BEFORE AND WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.