Reporter alleges that commercial chart design leads the eye of the beholder to the incorrect localizer frequency on the civet 2 profile descent at lax.

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Attributes
ACN	214182
Time
Date	199206
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival : profile descent arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	214182
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared the civet 2 profile descent. On the commercial chart, if you follow all the altitude and DME restrictions printed on the page and work your way towards the airport, you run right into frequency 108.5 for the localizer. Unfortunately, that is for 24R. The civet 2 uses 25L localizer. That frequency is printed down below the airport diagram. Both the first officer and I independently tuned and idented the 108.5. Both our eyes followed the altitude/DME information right down to the wrong frequency. I think the correct frequency should be printed both where it is and on the beginning end of the profile descent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ALLEGES THAT COMMERCIAL CHART DESIGN LEADS THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER TO THE INCORRECT LOC FREQ ON THE CIVET 2 PROFILE DSCNT AT LAX.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED THE CIVET 2 PROFILE DSCNT. ON THE COMMERCIAL CHART, IF YOU FOLLOW ALL THE ALT AND DME RESTRICTIONS PRINTED ON THE PAGE AND WORK YOUR WAY TOWARDS THE ARPT, YOU RUN RIGHT INTO FREQ 108.5 FOR THE LOC. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS FOR 24R. THE CIVET 2 USES 25L LOC. THAT FREQ IS PRINTED DOWN BELOW THE ARPT DIAGRAM. BOTH THE FO AND I INDEPENDENTLY TUNED AND IDENTED THE 108.5. BOTH OUR EYES FOLLOWED THE ALT/DME INFO RIGHT DOWN TO THE WRONG FREQ. I THINK THE CORRECT FREQ SHOULD BE PRINTED BOTH WHERE IT IS AND ON THE BEGINNING END OF THE PROFILE DSCNT.

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.