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A B747-400 captain reports outdated and/or duplicate charts of different dates are included in the approach chart package provided on board the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 858345 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | WSSS.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aero Charts |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Unwanted situation |
Narrative:
On the last four flights; all on different aircraft; the first officer and I found that the on board aero charts contained duplicate and outdated charts. For example; on one flight; there were two ILS 7L approach charts in our trip kits. The error was discovered during the pre-approach briefing. The first officer had the correctly dated chart (october 09). I had a march 09 chart. This is a serious safety concern because it would be very easy for both pilots to have the wrong chart out. Immediate action needs to be taken to prevent this type of error from occurring. Perhaps an operational bulletin should be issued requiring a check of the index pages to ensure that the proper chart is being used. All on board charts should be replaced immediately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 Captain reports outdated and/or duplicate charts of different dates are included in the approach chart package provided on board the aircraft.
Narrative: On the last four flights; all on different aircraft; the First Officer and I found that the on board aero charts contained duplicate and outdated charts. For example; on one flight; there were two ILS 7L approach charts in our trip kits. The error was discovered during the pre-approach briefing. The First Officer had the correctly dated chart (October 09). I had a March 09 chart. This is a serious safety concern because it would be very easy for both pilots to have the wrong chart out. Immediate action needs to be taken to prevent this type of error from occurring. Perhaps an operational bulletin should be issued requiring a check of the index pages to ensure that the proper chart is being used. All on board charts should be replaced immediately.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.