Without Approach Charts...

We’re currently flying over Kayseri and have an emergency on board. We're considering diverting to Kayseri (LTAU) as the nearest suitable airport. Without referring to the approach charts:

• What runways are available at Kayseri?

• Is there an ILS approach?

• What’s the runway length, and is it sufficient for our aircraft?

• How can we quickly obtain this information?

Actions...

• First, we need to open the FMC RTE page and enter the code for Kayseri Airport, LTAU, into the DEST field

• The key point here is not to EXECUTE any changes in the FMC until we have fully decided on the course of action.

• Next, select ARR on the DEP/ARR page to review the available approaches and runways for LTAU.

• An ILS approach is available for Runway 25 at LTAU. At this point, we need to verify the runway length for 25. Since the FMC changes have not yet been EXECUTED, the APPROACH REF page continues to display the previous destination’s data and does not reflect the new airport information.

• The required information can be found on another FMC page. However, it is important first to note the runway with the available ILS.

• Then, from the INDEX page select NAV DATA.

• On the NAV DATA page, enter LTAU into the AIRPORT field

• By entering the previously noted Runway 25, the page displays the runway length information we need.