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Flight crew discovers on over water flight that charts have been updated early and do not show any of the waypoints on their present flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 781591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zoa.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 781591 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While flying to hnl we were made aware of the fact that the only oceanic en route charts we had on board were not effective until the next day. We had checked our charts prior to departure but didn't notice the effective date. This is important because on the new charts all the waypoints on the tracks change. So the charts had been changed on the aircraft early and the current charts removed and we didn't catch it at the gate. We didn't have charts on board that showed the waypoints that we were flying that day. We were on our way over the ocean and elected to continue. We were busy prior to departure dealing with the security sweep procedure issue. We were busy with that and missed the effective dates on the charts. Don't remove current charts from the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW DISCOVERS ON OVER WATER FLIGHT THAT CHARTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED EARLY AND DO NOT SHOW ANY OF THE WAYPOINTS ON THEIR PRESENT FLIGHT PLAN.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING TO HNL WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE ONLY OCEANIC ENRTE CHARTS WE HAD ON BOARD WERE NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. WE HAD CHKED OUR CHARTS PRIOR TO DEP BUT DIDN'T NOTICE THE EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ON THE NEW CHARTS ALL THE WAYPOINTS ON THE TRACKS CHANGE. SO THE CHARTS HAD BEEN CHANGED ON THE ACFT EARLY AND THE CURRENT CHARTS REMOVED AND WE DIDN'T CATCH IT AT THE GATE. WE DIDN'T HAVE CHARTS ON BOARD THAT SHOWED THE WAYPOINTS THAT WE WERE FLYING THAT DAY. WE WERE ON OUR WAY OVER THE OCEAN AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE. WE WERE BUSY PRIOR TO DEP DEALING WITH THE SECURITY SWEEP PROC ISSUE. WE WERE BUSY WITH THAT AND MISSED THE EFFECTIVE DATES ON THE CHARTS. DON'T REMOVE CURRENT CHARTS FROM THE AIRPLANE.
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.