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Attributes | |
ACN | 813473 |
Time | |
Date | 200811 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
State Reference | DC |
Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 4000 |
ASRS Report | 813473 |
Events | |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication |
Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Situations | |
Chart | airport : iad.airport |
Narrative:
While tuning and identing the ILS runway 19C iad; I noticed the ILS information box dots and dashes on the airport approach plate did not match the letter identifier shown above those dots and dashes. The morse code identifier broadcast on the ILS frequency did match the letter identifier in the ILS information box for runway 19C but the dots and dashes listed in the same box seem to match the identifier indicated letters for runway 19L iad. I contacted the duty manager after parking at the gate after landing to report this mistake in the mid november commercial chart revision for this runway. Checking the NOTAMS for iad tonight; I did not see any NOTAM warning of this commercial approach plate mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE MORSE CODE IDENTIFIER FOR THE IAD ILS/LOC 19C IS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT ILS IDENTIFIER IS IDLX BUT THE MORSE CODE IS ISGC; THE ILS 19L IDENTIFIER.
Narrative: WHILE TUNING AND IDENTING THE ILS RWY 19C IAD; I NOTICED THE ILS INFO BOX DOTS AND DASHES ON THE ARPT APCH PLATE DID NOT MATCH THE LETTER IDENTIFIER SHOWN ABOVE THOSE DOTS AND DASHES. THE MORSE CODE IDENTIFIER BROADCAST ON THE ILS FREQ DID MATCH THE LETTER IDENTIFIER IN THE ILS INFO BOX FOR RWY 19C BUT THE DOTS AND DASHES LISTED IN THE SAME BOX SEEM TO MATCH THE IDENTIFIER INDICATED LETTERS FOR RWY 19L IAD. I CONTACTED THE DUTY MGR AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE AFTER LNDG TO RPT THIS MISTAKE IN THE MID NOVEMBER COMMERCIAL CHART REVISION FOR THIS RWY. CHKING THE NOTAMS FOR IAD TONIGHT; I DID NOT SEE ANY NOTAM WARNING OF THIS COMMERCIAL APCH PLATE MISTAKE.
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.