Captain of A319 is concerned that his company supplied approach plates do not include adequate diver...

Attributes
ACN	622879
Time
Date	200407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc.airport
State Reference	AK
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	622879
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

First time back to anc since start of service. Looking through the fom and the approach charts to see of possible diversion airports on the way to anc. The fom lists several different airports to land, depending on your level of emergency or situation. There are several airports that are not in the alternate books. This obviously could turn into a very dangerous situation if that emergency happens. I will list them here: cordova, prince george, prince rupert, king salmon, ketchikan and whitehorse. These airports need to go into the alternate books. There is not much room for error when flying into all of these airports. You should have a printed plate to look at in case of an emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A319 IS CONCERNED THAT HIS COMPANY SUPPLIED APCH PLATES DO NOT INCLUDE ADEQUATE DIVERSION ARPTS ON THE RTES FROM THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES TO ANC.

Narrative: FIRST TIME BACK TO ANC SINCE START OF SVC. LOOKING THROUGH THE FOM AND THE APCH CHARTS TO SEE OF POSSIBLE DIVERSION ARPTS ON THE WAY TO ANC. THE FOM LISTS SEVERAL DIFFERENT ARPTS TO LAND, DEPENDING ON YOUR LEVEL OF EMER OR SIT. THERE ARE SEVERAL ARPTS THAT ARE NOT IN THE ALTERNATE BOOKS. THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD TURN INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SIT IF THAT EMER HAPPENS. I WILL LIST THEM HERE: CORDOVA, PRINCE GEORGE, PRINCE RUPERT, KING SALMON, KETCHIKAN AND WHITEHORSE. THESE ARPTS NEED TO GO INTO THE ALTERNATE BOOKS. THERE IS NOT MUCH ROOM FOR ERROR WHEN FLYING INTO ALL OF THESE ARPTS. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PRINTED PLATE TO LOOK AT IN CASE OF AN EMER.

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.

Captain of A319 is concerned that his company supplied approach plates do not include adequate diversion airports on the rtes from the contiguous united states to anc.