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B757 captain reports the localizer symbology on the reno departure is misleading with respect to runway 16 departures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 681790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rno.tracon tower : atl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 681790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fms nav display other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
Depiction of departure procedure for reno 3 departure is confusing. Initial climb states; 'climb via rno localizer south course....' diagram depicts a localizer arrow pointing north and a course arrow in the opposite direction labeled 164 degrees. The NAVAID details are listed as 'localizer DME (back course) 110.9.' I interpreted the departure plate to mean the front course for rno was a northerly heading and the reciprocal and departure heading was 164 degrees. We set the localizer panel up for a front course of 344 degrees. On departure; I called for localizer and back course for the flight director. It did not capture and I took a 5 degree heading check into the displaced localizer indication on the ADI. The localizer indications continued to diverge but I was shortly put on vectors by departure; so I did not drift far off course. At altitude; I checked the approach plates and found out that the front course for rno was in fact 164 degrees. We would have checked back towards the runway centerline depiction on the HSI map display if we had to continue on the localizer outbound for any longer than we did. The confusion from a reverse sensing localizer and a localizer back course not capturing was not welcome but manageable on this flight. The proper direction of the localizer arrow on the departure diagram may have prevented the confusion and initial check away from our proper departure course.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CAPT RPTS THE LOC SYMBOLOGY ON THE RENO DEP IS MISLEADING WITH RESPECT TO RWY 16 DEPS.
Narrative: DEPICTION OF DEP PROC FOR RENO 3 DEP IS CONFUSING. INITIAL CLB STATES; 'CLB VIA RNO LOC S COURSE....' DIAGRAM DEPICTS A LOC ARROW POINTING N AND A COURSE ARROW IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION LABELED 164 DEGS. THE NAVAID DETAILS ARE LISTED AS 'LOC DME (BACK COURSE) 110.9.' I INTERPED THE DEP PLATE TO MEAN THE FRONT COURSE FOR RNO WAS A NORTHERLY HDG AND THE RECIPROCAL AND DEP HDG WAS 164 DEGS. WE SET THE LOC PANEL UP FOR A FRONT COURSE OF 344 DEGS. ON DEP; I CALLED FOR LOC AND BACK COURSE FOR THE FLT DIRECTOR. IT DID NOT CAPTURE AND I TOOK A 5 DEG HDG CHK INTO THE DISPLACED LOC INDICATION ON THE ADI. THE LOC INDICATIONS CONTINUED TO DIVERGE BUT I WAS SHORTLY PUT ON VECTORS BY DEP; SO I DID NOT DRIFT FAR OFF COURSE. AT ALT; I CHKED THE APCH PLATES AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT COURSE FOR RNO WAS IN FACT 164 DEGS. WE WOULD HAVE CHKED BACK TOWARDS THE RWY CTRLINE DEPICTION ON THE HSI MAP DISPLAY IF WE HAD TO CONTINUE ON THE LOC OUTBOUND FOR ANY LONGER THAN WE DID. THE CONFUSION FROM A REVERSE SENSING LOC AND A LOC BACK COURSE NOT CAPTURING WAS NOT WELCOME BUT MANAGEABLE ON THIS FLT. THE PROPER DIRECTION OF THE LOC ARROW ON THE DEP DIAGRAM MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE CONFUSION AND INITIAL CHK AWAY FROM OUR PROPER DEP COURSE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.