Pilot concerned intersection not properly listed on approach chart.

Attributes
ACN	546917
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	546917
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

The VOR/DME 3 runway 22 pvr commercial chart X seems to be the preferred approach into pvr. Controllers clear us to toreo to begin the approach. Although toreo is listed at the top of the plan view of the approach, the location (radial/DME) is not specifically given. It does show a distance of 9 DME from the IAF to toreo, but it does not specifically say that toreo is on the 019 degree radial. Toreo is not on the hi en route chart nor is it on the commercial chart Y for pvr. The only place we can find it is on the commercial chart Z page for pvr, dated aug/fri/01. It is located on the pvr 019 degree radial at 30 DME. On both the hi en route chart and the commercial chart Y, the MEA between tny and pvr is shown as 10000 ft. On the approach chart it shows an altitude of 7000 ft after toreo and then 4600 ft after the IAF at pvr 019 degree radial, 21 DME. It seems that toreo should be listed on either the hi en route chart or on the commercial chart Y and that a better definition of the fix should be shown on the approach chart (ie, toreo D30.0). Also, commercial chart X shows a black arrow depicting the highest terrain/obstacle in the plan view, but no altitude is associated with it, other than the terrain contour lines which are difficult to read.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT CONCERNED INTXN NOT PROPERLY LISTED ON APCH CHART.

Narrative: THE VOR/DME 3 RWY 22 PVR COMMERCIAL CHART X SEEMS TO BE THE PREFERRED APCH INTO PVR. CTLRS CLR US TO TOREO TO BEGIN THE APCH. ALTHOUGH TOREO IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PLAN VIEW OF THE APCH, THE LOCATION (RADIAL/DME) IS NOT SPECIFICALLY GIVEN. IT DOES SHOW A DISTANCE OF 9 DME FROM THE IAF TO TOREO, BUT IT DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT TOREO IS ON THE 019 DEG RADIAL. TOREO IS NOT ON THE HI ENRTE CHART NOR IS IT ON THE COMMERCIAL CHART Y FOR PVR. THE ONLY PLACE WE CAN FIND IT IS ON THE COMMERCIAL CHART Z PAGE FOR PVR, DATED AUG/FRI/01. IT IS LOCATED ON THE PVR 019 DEG RADIAL AT 30 DME. ON BOTH THE HI ENRTE CHART AND THE COMMERCIAL CHART Y, THE MEA BTWN TNY AND PVR IS SHOWN AS 10000 FT. ON THE APCH CHART IT SHOWS AN ALT OF 7000 FT AFTER TOREO AND THEN 4600 FT AFTER THE IAF AT PVR 019 DEG RADIAL, 21 DME. IT SEEMS THAT TOREO SHOULD BE LISTED ON EITHER THE HI ENRTE CHART OR ON THE COMMERCIAL CHART Y AND THAT A BETTER DEFINITION OF THE FIX SHOULD BE SHOWN ON THE APCH CHART (IE, TOREO D30.0). ALSO, COMMERCIAL CHART X SHOWS A BLACK ARROW DEPICTING THE HIGHEST TERRAIN/OBSTACLE IN THE PLAN VIEW, BUT NO ALT IS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, OTHER THAN THE TERRAIN CONTOUR LINES WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO READ.

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.