Narrative:

Without notifying the airbus pilots; the company has added numerous new airports to the FMGC database that show up on the map display when the airport function is selected. In areas where there are many airports; they overlap on the screen and are impossible to read on any range setting. Also; some of the airports are not listed in the airports section of the fom. This is a safety factor because in the event of diversion; I need accurate and readable information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR A320 CAPT REPORTED THE FMC IS TOO CLUTTERED WITH AIRPORTS TO BE OF USE WHEN HE WANTS TO PLAN A DIVERSION.

Narrative: WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE AIRBUS PLTS; THE COMPANY HAS ADDED NUMEROUS NEW ARPTS TO THE FMGC DATABASE THAT SHOW UP ON THE MAP DISPLAY WHEN THE ARPT FUNCTION IS SELECTED. IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE MANY ARPTS; THEY OVERLAP ON THE SCREEN AND ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO READ ON ANY RANGE SETTING. ALSO; SOME OF THE ARPTS ARE NOT LISTED IN THE ARPTS SECTION OF THE FOM. THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE IN THE EVENT OF DIVERSION; I NEED ACCURATE AND READABLE INFO.

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.