Narrative:

After departure from thermal airport in california; we were given a rerte and a clearance we did not expect. We did not have all the proper charts handy in the cockpit and had difficulty finding the NAVAID in the clearance at the time. As a result; we were unable to comply with the clearance and we had to get radar vectored to our destination; lax.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE560 FLT CREW RECEIVES RERTE FROM ATC AND DOES NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE CHARTS.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM THERMAL ARPT IN CALIFORNIA; WE WERE GIVEN A RERTE AND A CLRNC WE DID NOT EXPECT. WE DID NOT HAVE ALL THE PROPER CHARTS HANDY IN THE COCKPIT AND HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING THE NAVAID IN THE CLRNC AT THE TIME. AS A RESULT; WE WERE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE CLRNC AND WE HAD TO GET RADAR VECTORED TO OUR DEST; LAX.

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.