An air carrier large transport arrived at its destination without the latest STAR pages.

Attributes
ACN	317002
Time
Date	199509
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : grb airport : msp
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp tower : sjc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	317002
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	315993
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

ZMP called with flight plan route revision. Cleared via gopher 1 arrival. We did not possess the gopher 1 arrival although approach plate revisions were current. Other aircraft on frequency did not possess gopher 1 as well. ATC eventually vectored us on the course that constituted the gopher 1 arrival but we did not accept nor fly the STAR. It was supposedly the first day the gopher 1 was in use. Supplemental information from acn 315993: we advised ATC we didn't have the procedure, wouldn't accept a clearance for the gopher 1 (we were unaware of what altitude airspeed restrs there might be) but would accept radials to fly. Several other air carrier arrival also lacked the chart or data base for the arrival. This was the first day for the new procedure. The former arrival was the NICKL2, so the 'EAU1' should have alerted us during preflight that a new procedure was in effect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT ARRIVED AT ITS DEST WITHOUT THE LATEST STAR PAGES.

Narrative: ZMP CALLED WITH FLT PLAN RTE REVISION. CLRED VIA GOPHER 1 ARR. WE DID NOT POSSESS THE GOPHER 1 ARR ALTHOUGH APCH PLATE REVISIONS WERE CURRENT. OTHER ACFT ON FREQ DID NOT POSSESS GOPHER 1 AS WELL. ATC EVENTUALLY VECTORED US ON THE COURSE THAT CONSTITUTED THE GOPHER 1 ARR BUT WE DID NOT ACCEPT NOR FLY THE STAR. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY THE FIRST DAY THE GOPHER 1 WAS IN USE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 315993: WE ADVISED ATC WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PROC, WOULDN'T ACCEPT A CLRNC FOR THE GOPHER 1 (WE WERE UNAWARE OF WHAT ALT AIRSPD RESTRS THERE MIGHT BE) BUT WOULD ACCEPT RADIALS TO FLY. SEVERAL OTHER ACR ARR ALSO LACKED THE CHART OR DATA BASE FOR THE ARR. THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY FOR THE NEW PROC. THE FORMER ARR WAS THE NICKL2, SO THE 'EAU1' SHOULD HAVE ALERTED US DURING PREFLT THAT A NEW PROC WAS IN EFFECT.

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.