Narrative:

Due to turbulence and wind exceeding aircraft limitations; we went around from about 1500 ft AGL on final approach at ZZZ. During the go around; ATC gave us clearance to ZZZ2; our filed alternate. At this point; we both realized that we did not have any approach charts for ZZZ2 even though the dispatcher filed it as our alternate. I had flown approachs into this airport in the simulator and was familiar with it and thought that there were charts for it. I knew we had charts for ZZZ3 and just assumed that we had them for ZZZ2. My first officer had flown out of other nearby airports and he also assumed we would have had them. Neither of us had looked prior to departure even though we both admitted later that we had thought about it. Due to excessive low altitude vectoring at low airspds; our fuel burn was significantly higher than planned. We declared a minimum fuel state as we diverted to ZZZ2. Not having charts for the airport caused a great deal of confusion to both us and ATC. When we arrived in ZZZ2; we were down to 4900 pounds of fuel. The local controller declared a fuel emergency for us during the approach to ZZZ2. No equipment was requested. Landing was normal except for not having very much fuel left. The practice of utilizing an airport for an alternate without the appropriate charts being available for the crew must stop. We should have looked. The dispatcher should have known that we did not have the information. When I queried to dispatcher on arrival in ZZZ2 about this; he acted surprised. It was my understanding that they had this information in their computers for each aircraft. Fortunately for us; the WX in ZZZ2 was well above VMC minimums and my jumpseat rider had his flight kit with him and he had some of the charts for ZZZ2 as they are provided for the airbus fleet. Why not the B757/767 fleet? Too many airports have been deleted from the B757/767 route manuals both as destination alternates and also for use as en route alternates. Going to ZZZ from ZZZ4 does not give you many options when something goes wrong. In our case; everything happened at once and not having charts for an alternate made things very interesting for a short period of time. We must be provided better information! Put more alternate airport information ie charts back in our route manuals.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PILOT WAS CLRED TO ITS ALTERNATE AFTER A GAR BUT DISCOVERED THEY DID NOT HAVE APCH CHARTS FOR THAT ARPT. A FUEL EMERGENCY REQUIRED LNDG AT THAT ARPT.

Narrative: DUE TO TURB AND WIND EXCEEDING ACFT LIMITATIONS; WE WENT AROUND FROM ABOUT 1500 FT AGL ON FINAL APCH AT ZZZ. DURING THE GAR; ATC GAVE US CLRNC TO ZZZ2; OUR FILED ALTERNATE. AT THIS POINT; WE BOTH REALIZED THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ANY APCH CHARTS FOR ZZZ2 EVEN THOUGH THE DISPATCHER FILED IT AS OUR ALTERNATE. I HAD FLOWN APCHS INTO THIS ARPT IN THE SIMULATOR AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH IT AND THOUGHT THAT THERE WERE CHARTS FOR IT. I KNEW WE HAD CHARTS FOR ZZZ3 AND JUST ASSUMED THAT WE HAD THEM FOR ZZZ2. MY FO HAD FLOWN OUT OF OTHER NEARBY ARPTS AND HE ALSO ASSUMED WE WOULD HAVE HAD THEM. NEITHER OF US HAD LOOKED PRIOR TO DEP EVEN THOUGH WE BOTH ADMITTED LATER THAT WE HAD THOUGHT ABOUT IT. DUE TO EXCESSIVE LOW ALT VECTORING AT LOW AIRSPDS; OUR FUEL BURN WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN PLANNED. WE DECLARED A MINIMUM FUEL STATE AS WE DIVERTED TO ZZZ2. NOT HAVING CHARTS FOR THE ARPT CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF CONFUSION TO BOTH US AND ATC. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ZZZ2; WE WERE DOWN TO 4900 LBS OF FUEL. THE LCL CTLR DECLARED A FUEL EMER FOR US DURING THE APCH TO ZZZ2. NO EQUIP WAS REQUESTED. LNDG WAS NORMAL EXCEPT FOR NOT HAVING VERY MUCH FUEL LEFT. THE PRACTICE OF UTILIZING AN ARPT FOR AN ALTERNATE WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE CHARTS BEING AVAILABLE FOR THE CREW MUST STOP. WE SHOULD HAVE LOOKED. THE DISPATCHER SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE INFO. WHEN I QUERIED TO DISPATCHER ON ARR IN ZZZ2 ABOUT THIS; HE ACTED SURPRISED. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAD THIS INFO IN THEIR COMPUTERS FOR EACH ACFT. FORTUNATELY FOR US; THE WX IN ZZZ2 WAS WELL ABOVE VMC MINIMUMS AND MY JUMPSEAT RIDER HAD HIS FLT KIT WITH HIM AND HE HAD SOME OF THE CHARTS FOR ZZZ2 AS THEY ARE PROVIDED FOR THE AIRBUS FLEET. WHY NOT THE B757/767 FLEET? TOO MANY ARPTS HAVE BEEN DELETED FROM THE B757/767 RTE MANUALS BOTH AS DEST ALTERNATES AND ALSO FOR USE AS ENRTE ALTERNATES. GOING TO ZZZ FROM ZZZ4 DOES NOT GIVE YOU MANY OPTIONS WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG. IN OUR CASE; EVERYTHING HAPPENED AT ONCE AND NOT HAVING CHARTS FOR AN ALTERNATE MADE THINGS VERY INTERESTING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE MUST BE PROVIDED BETTER INFO! PUT MORE ALTERNATE ARPT INFO IE CHARTS BACK IN OUR RTE MANUALS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.