Flight crew of atx light transport aircraft operated without current navigation charts.

Attributes
ACN	229013
Time
Date	199212
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rka
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	229013
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier mem subscribes to nos for all IFR charts. This was the second 56 day cycle our charts did not come. Department manager has no aviation experience. She went to a competing charter company and photocopied their charts for our route. Boston center cleared us for a swede STAR. We didn't have it. I advised we had the rockdale 5 STAR. Center advised rockdale STAR cancelled on dec day (revision date). Attached please find explanation from company with the concurrence of our base administrator of flight. Neither consider this to be a safety of flight problem. The administrator of flight is managed by our department manager. If he objects, may get fired. Even though he knows the company is violating far 135 by not providing charts and putting it on the pilots not assertive enough. Air carrier operations manual is well structured and responsibilities are well defined. However, at memphis, management does what it wants to, when it wants to, no matter the company rules, far's or labor practices. If you don't like it, you can quit. No flow of information at all. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter stated that he believes that this matter is cleared up and now in compliance. The problem was with the company accounting department with regard to their account with the united states government NOAA (or nos) from which their charts are purchased.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ATX LTT ACFT OPERATED WITHOUT CURRENT NAV CHARTS.

Narrative: ACR MEM SUBSCRIBES TO NOS FOR ALL IFR CHARTS. THIS WAS THE SECOND 56 DAY CYCLE OUR CHARTS DID NOT COME. DEPT MGR HAS NO AVIATION EXPERIENCE. SHE WENT TO A COMPETING CHARTER COMPANY AND PHOTOCOPIED THEIR CHARTS FOR OUR RTE. BOSTON CTR CLRED US FOR A SWEDE STAR. WE DIDN'T HAVE IT. I ADVISED WE HAD THE ROCKDALE 5 STAR. CTR ADVISED ROCKDALE STAR CANCELLED ON DEC DAY (REVISION DATE). ATTACHED PLEASE FIND EXPLANATION FROM COMPANY WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF OUR BASE ADMINISTRATOR OF FLT. NEITHER CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY OF FLT PROBLEM. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF FLT IS MANAGED BY OUR DEPT MGR. IF HE OBJECTS, MAY GET FIRED. EVEN THOUGH HE KNOWS THE COMPANY IS VIOLATING FAR 135 BY NOT PROVIDING CHARTS AND PUTTING IT ON THE PLTS NOT ASSERTIVE ENOUGH. ACR OPS MANUAL IS WELL STRUCTURED AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE WELL DEFINED. HOWEVER, AT MEMPHIS, MGMNT DOES WHAT IT WANTS TO, WHEN IT WANTS TO, NO MATTER THE COMPANY RULES, FAR'S OR LABOR PRACTICES. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN QUIT. NO FLOW OF INFO AT ALL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THIS MATTER IS CLRED UP AND NOW IN COMPLIANCE. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE COMPANY ACCOUNTING DEPT WITH REGARD TO THEIR ACCOUNT WITH THE UNITED STATES GOV NOAA (OR NOS) FROM WHICH THEIR CHARTS ARE PURCHASED.

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.