Controller reporter claims that facility approach charts are not kept current.

Attributes
ACN	219803
Time
Date	199209
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid
State Reference	IN
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	219803
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

The approach plates are not being updated in the approach plate books located at the radar sectors. We find this to be a serious compromise of safety. Since there is no way for the controller to know whether the updated approach plate is being utilized, until such time that the approach plates are updated, and a tracking system is established, any approach clrncs given to an aircraft will be under article 65 of the FAA/natca agreement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR RPTR CLAIMS THAT FACILITY APCH CHARTS ARE NOT KEPT CURRENT.

Narrative: THE APCH PLATES ARE NOT BEING UPDATED IN THE APCH PLATE BOOKS LOCATED AT THE RADAR SECTORS. WE FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS COMPROMISE OF SAFETY. SINCE THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE CTLR TO KNOW WHETHER THE UPDATED APCH PLATE IS BEING UTILIZED, UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE APCH PLATES ARE UPDATED, AND A TRACKING SYS IS ESTABLISHED, ANY APCH CLRNCS GIVEN TO AN ACFT WILL BE UNDER ARTICLE 65 OF THE FAA/NATCA AGREEMENT.

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.