<< >> NASA ASRS Report 817126, December 2008

B737 first officer reports that approach charts and FMC database do not match the numbers painted on the runways and used by local controllers at bet.

Attributes
ACN	817126
Time
Date	200812
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bet.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 36 other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	817126
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Chart Or Publication FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
Airport	markings : bet.airport
Chart	approach : bet

Narrative:

On descent into bet; cleared for ILS to runway 36. Both the aircraft database and the commercial approach page show the ILS to runway 1L. Both center controller and tower referred to runway as runway 36. Runway markings indicate runway 36 as well. WX conditions permitted a visual approach to runway 1L/36 from approximately 5000 ft. Aircraft; commercial chart company; ATC; and airport need to have the same information. Bethel runways labeled runway 18/36 on pavement and referenced to by center and tower as runway 18/36. Both the approach plate and the aircraft FMS database show runways as runway 1L/19R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FIRST OFFICER REPORTS THAT APPROACH CHARTS AND FMC DATABASE DO NOT MATCH THE NUMBERS PAINTED ON THE RUNWAYS AND USED BY LOCAL CONTROLLERS AT BET.

Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO BET; CLRED FOR ILS TO RWY 36. BOTH THE ACFT DATABASE AND THE COMMERCIAL APCH PAGE SHOW THE ILS TO RWY 1L. BOTH CTR CTLR AND TWR REFERRED TO RWY AS RWY 36. RWY MARKINGS INDICATE RWY 36 AS WELL. WX CONDITIONS PERMITTED A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 1L/36 FROM APPROX 5000 FT. ACFT; COMMERCIAL CHART COMPANY; ATC; AND ARPT NEED TO HAVE THE SAME INFO. BETHEL RWYS LABELED RWY 18/36 ON PAVEMENT AND REFERENCED TO BY CTR AND TWR AS RWY 18/36. BOTH THE APCH PLATE AND THE ACFT FMS DATABASE SHOW RWYS AS RWY 1L/19R.

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.