Narrative:

Taxiway delta was extended recently at tampa international. The construction was completed several weeks ago. The airport diagram maps; used daily by controllers in the tower; have not yet been updated. This issue could be a serious safety concern during low visibility especially with the number of new inexperienced controllers and developmentals working at the facility.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the latest revisions of the airport diagram the FAA produced for tower use; the nos produced chart; and all commercial charts are out of date referencing this taxiway extension as of 9/10/2007. The reporter is concerned about potential error causing conflicts on the runway end.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CTLR REPORTS THAT TPA'S CURRENT ARPT CHARTS DO NOT DISPLAY THE RECENTLY EXTENDED TXWY 'D.' INEXPERIENCED CTLRS MAY MAKE ERRORS WITHOUT CURRENT CHARTS.

Narrative: TAXIWAY DELTA WAS EXTENDED RECENTLY AT TAMPA INTERNATIONAL. THE CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. THE AIRPORT DIAGRAM MAPS; USED DAILY BY CONTROLLERS IN THE TOWER; HAVE NOT YET BEEN UPDATED. THIS ISSUE COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN DURING LOW VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF NEW INEXPERIENCED CONTROLLERS AND DEVELOPMENTALS WORKING AT THE FACILITY.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE LATEST REVISIONS OF THE ARPT DIAGRAM THE FAA PRODUCED FOR TWR USE; THE NOS PRODUCED CHART; AND ALL COMMERCIAL CHARTS ARE OUT OF DATE REFERENCING THIS TXWY EXTENSION AS OF 9/10/2007. THE REPORTER IS CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL ERROR CAUSING CONFLICTS ON THE RWY END.

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.