B737 FO RPTS THAT FMC DATABASE FOR PHL HAS ONLY A SINGLE ILS RWY 9R APCH WHILE THE AERO CHARTS INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 'CONVERGING' ILS. NOTES THAT MINIMUMS AND MISSED APCH DIFFER.
Synopsis
B737 FO RPTS THAT FMC DATABASE FOR PHL HAS ONLY A SINGLE ILS RWY 9R APCH WHILE THE AERO CHARTS INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 'CONVERGING' ILS. NOTES THAT MINIMUMS AND MISSED APCH DIFFER.
Narrative
SUBJECT: FMC DATABASE APCH PLATES DIFFERENCES AT PHL. OUR APCH PLATES HAVE 2 ILS RWY 9R'S TO PHL; 11-2 AND 11-3; THE ILS RWY 9R AND CONVERGING ILS RWY 9R. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT MISSED APCH PROCS AND MINIMUMS. THE FMC DATABASE ONLY CONTAINS 1 ILS RWY 9R; WHICH IS THE ILS RWY 9R WITH ITS MISSED (NOT THE CONVERGING). THE STANDARD ILS RWY 9R (11-2) MISSED APCH PROC IS ABOVE 1500 FT RIGHT 3000 FT WHILE THE CONVERGING (11-3) MISSED IS RIGHT 3000 FT; SO AS TO AVOID THE APCH CORRIDOR FOR RWY 17/35. THE CONVERGING DECISION ALT IS SOONER -- 621 FT VERSUS 222 FT FOR STANDARD ILS. PROB IS; IF A CREW DID AN LNAV MISSED OFF THE CONVERGING ILS RWY 9R; THE FMC COURSE WOULD HAVE THE ACFT CLB STRAIGHT AHEAD TO 1500 FT BEFORE TURNING; VERSUS THE IMMEDIATE R THAT IS CALLED FOR; THUS; POSSIBLY IMPINGING ON THE RWY 17/35 CORRIDOR. SUGGESTION: EITHER 1) ADD A CONVERGING ILS RWY 9R TO FMC DATABASE OR; 2) EXPAND THE NOTE ON 10-7 SO THAT IT MAKES IT CLR THE FMC CONTAINS THE REGULAR ILS MISSED; NOT THE CONVERGING MISSED AND RECOMMEND USING HDG SELECT OR AUTOPLT OFF; BUT NOT LNAV FOR THE MISSED. P.S. I WILL ALSO SUBMIT AN IRREGULARITY RPT. WASN'T SURE WHICH WAS MORE APPROPRIATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAD ADDRESSED IT IN THEIR IN-HOUSE PUBS.
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