<< >> NASA ASRS Report 627139, August 2004

A B757 first officer, flying anc to ewr, is concerned that the company's listed alternate airports are not in the aircraft's database.

Attributes
ACN	627139
Time
Date	200408
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zan.artcc
State Reference	AK
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	627139
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Anc-ewr with an en route divert. The canada/alasa high chart shows whitehorse and prince rupert as en route alternate only. Both are not in our database. If en route and let's say over one of these airports we lose an engine, we are required to land at the nearest suitable. Are these considered suitable (perform a raw data arrival)? If we overfly and go to juneau, are we going to get violated? What is the FAA definition of an en route alternate airport?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FO, FLYING ANC TO EWR, IS CONCERNED THAT THE COMPANY'S LISTED ALTERNATE ARPTS ARE NOT IN THE ACFT'S DATABASE.

Narrative: ANC-EWR WITH AN ENRTE DIVERT. THE CANADA/ALASA HIGH CHART SHOWS WHITEHORSE AND PRINCE RUPERT AS ENRTE ALTERNATE ONLY. BOTH ARE NOT IN OUR DATABASE. IF ENRTE AND LET'S SAY OVER ONE OF THESE ARPTS WE LOSE AN ENG, WE ARE REQUIRED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE. ARE THESE CONSIDERED SUITABLE (PERFORM A RAW DATA ARR)? IF WE OVERFLY AND GO TO JUNEAU, ARE WE GOING TO GET VIOLATED? WHAT IS THE FAA DEFINITION OF AN ENRTE ALTERNATE ARPT?

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.