Dispatcher report regarding information lacking on commercial approach plate. These plates were faxe...

Attributes
ACN	376810
Time
Date	199708
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	376810
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Dispatch office memo instructed dispatchers to facsimile approach plates for a new CAT ii approach into eze. (11-1A and 11-2A dated may/97 for eze.) these plates lack the required threshold crossing ht and radar altitude for CAT ii operations. Alerted my supervisor and subsequently the procedure was discontinued. However, these plates had been faxed to crews as early as jul/97 and instructed crews to use them for CAT ii operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER RPT REGARDING INFO LACKING ON COMMERCIAL APCH PLATE. THESE PLATES WERE FAXED TO FLCS. PROC SUBSEQUENTLY DISCONTINUED.

Narrative: DISPATCH OFFICE MEMO INSTRUCTED DISPATCHERS TO FAX APCH PLATES FOR A NEW CAT II APCH INTO EZE. (11-1A AND 11-2A DATED MAY/97 FOR EZE.) THESE PLATES LACK THE REQUIRED THRESHOLD XING HT AND RADAR ALT FOR CAT II OPS. ALERTED MY SUPVR AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROC WAS DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER, THESE PLATES HAD BEEN FAXED TO CREWS AS EARLY AS JUL/97 AND INSTRUCTED CREWS TO USE THEM FOR CAT II OPS.

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.

Dispatcher report regarding information lacking on commercial approach plate. These plates were faxed to flcs. Procedure subsequently discontinued.