Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 178; Flight Crew Total 14000; Flight Crew Type 1781
Situational Awareness
No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Aircraft; Chart Or Publication
For nearly a year; the approach fix MAVEK is not auto loaded into the FMGCS when the ILS 05R is selected. It is; however; co-located with SMO. Since most pilots have flown into MMMX enough; we understand how to configure the FMGCS to work for us. There are numerous tips both on 10-7 page and elsewhere to assist the pilot.However; by now the situation should have been resolved and has not been. It is a matter of time before two inexperienced pilots go in there and cannot find MAVEK in the box or try to manually insert it and end up with a mess at a very critical time. In addition; if one tries to use total automation; the step down altitude from 9;200 feet to 8;800 feet at PLAZA. The airplane will always be a touch too high to intercept the glide slope. As a result; it will revert to V/S and fly right through the glide slope and get high.Obviously; all of these problems can be solved by going manual and hand flying the approach from MEX 05 all the way down; but can easily catch a new pilot off guard. (Relying on go arounds at Mexico City is not much of a plan)
A320 Captain reported MMMX 05R Approach does not load properly in the FMCGS.