AN ACR ENG OUT PROC ON TOKYO-NARITA RWY 34L MAY BE INCORRECTLY DESCRIBED.
Synopsis
AN ACR ENG OUT PROC ON TOKYO-NARITA RWY 34L MAY BE INCORRECTLY DESCRIBED.
Narrative
I BELIEVE THE TEMPORARY PROC INSTRUCTIONS FOR RWY 34L AT TOKYO-NARITA MAY BE INCORRECT. THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE 20-7A PAGE AND THE PERFORMANCE DATA SAY TO INTERCEPT THE NRE 336 DEG RADIAL; TRACK IT OUTBOUND AND THEN HOLD AT THE NRE 15 DME FIX. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD SE OF THAT FIX (NRE 336 DEG RADIAL; 15 DME) (L-HAND TURNS). I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN HOLD SE OF THAT FIX WHILE DOING L-HAND TURNS. WE TRIED BUILDING THE PRESCRIBED HOLD ON THE HOLD PAGE OF THE FMC (USING A FIX DESCRIBED AT THE NRE 336 DEG RADIAL; 15 DME) AND NO COMBINATION OF RADIAL; TURN AND QUADRANT ENTRIES WOULD GIVE US THE DIRECTED PROC. HOLDING SE WOULD GIVE R-HAND TURNS; DOING L-HAND TURNS WOULD GIVE US A HOLD IN THE SW QUADRANT OF THE FIX WHILE HOLDING ON THE NRE 336 DEG RADIAL. WE COULD NOT INTUITIVELY BUILD THE HOLD USING A DIRECT TEARDROP OR PARALLEL ENTRY EITHER. I MIGHT HAVE OVERLOOKED SOMETHING; BUT I BELIEVE YOU CAN EITHER DO L-HAND TURNS AT THAT FIX; OR HOLD SE OF THE FIX (WHILE REMAINING ON THE NRE 335 DEG RADIAL); BUT NOT BOTH.
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