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Publication deficiency noted regarding approach to runway 10L at pdx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324316 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pdx tower : buf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time total : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 324316 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Unspecified |
Narrative:
On arrival into pdx, first officer briefed ILS approach to runway 10R at pdx. ILS for runway 10L was inoperative. To expedite our taxi time into our ramp, we also briefed visual to runway 10L should we acquire the runway visually. Chart information for runway 10L indicates lighting which includes a PAPI-left, and indicates a PAPI on the left side of the runway, with a rather steep 3.6 slope angle. What actually exists is a 2-BAR VASI on the l-hand side of the runway. Quizzed the tower after parking. He said that the 2-BAR VASI has been in place for some time, and was unaware of any PAPI. Either the chart information should be changed, and/or company NOTAM should be issued alerting crews of discrepancy in the interim.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PUB DEFICIENCY NOTED REGARDING APCH TO RWY 10L AT PDX.
Narrative: ON ARR INTO PDX, FO BRIEFED ILS APCH TO RWY 10R AT PDX. ILS FOR RWY 10L WAS INOP. TO EXPEDITE OUR TAXI TIME INTO OUR RAMP, WE ALSO BRIEFED VISUAL TO RWY 10L SHOULD WE ACQUIRE THE RWY VISUALLY. CHART INFO FOR RWY 10L INDICATES LIGHTING WHICH INCLUDES A PAPI-L, AND INDICATES A PAPI ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY, WITH A RATHER STEEP 3.6 SLOPE ANGLE. WHAT ACTUALLY EXISTS IS A 2-BAR VASI ON THE L-HAND SIDE OF THE RWY. QUIZZED THE TWR AFTER PARKING. HE SAID THAT THE 2-BAR VASI HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SOME TIME, AND WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PAPI. EITHER THE CHART INFO SHOULD BE CHANGED, AND/OR COMPANY NOTAM SHOULD BE ISSUED ALERTING CREWS OF DISCREPANCY IN THE INTERIM.
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.