A B747-400 flight crew which departed only hours before the FMS database switchover time arrived at ...

Narrative:

We were cleared for the BULS1P STAR. This STAR was not available in the FMC. We advised approach control that we were unable BULS1P STAR. We were then given 'direct to pulun for the ILS runway 33R.' as we approached pulun we were cleared 'after pulun cleared to descend for the ILS runway 33R.' the approach and landing were uneventful.safety concerns for this flight was that the database (expired the next day) used during this flight did not contain the BULS1P STAR and the line selected ILS runway 33R was not current. The ILS runway 33R displayed by the FMC showed: 108.9/332 degrees with fixes of river-FF33R-RW33R and the map instructions were also modestly different. As we compared the current approach chart with the FMC display (from the line selected ILS runway 33R); we noticed the previously mentioned discrepancies. The FMC line selected approach was not current.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-400 flight crew which departed only hours before the FMS database switchover time arrived at their destination to find the STAR assigned by ATC was not in their FMS database and their assigned ILS was marginally different in course details and the Missed Approach Procedure.

Narrative: We were cleared for the BULS1P STAR. This STAR was not available in the FMC. We advised Approach Control that we were unable BULS1P STAR. We were then given 'direct to PULUN for the ILS Runway 33R.' As we approached PULUN we were cleared 'after PULUN cleared to descend for the ILS Runway 33R.' The approach and landing were uneventful.Safety concerns for this flight was that the database (expired the next day) used during this flight did not contain the BULS1P STAR and the line selected ILS Runway 33R was not current. The ILS Runway 33R displayed by the FMC showed: 108.9/332 degrees with fixes of RIVER-FF33R-RW33R and the MAP instructions were also modestly different. As we compared the current approach chart with the FMC display (from the line selected ILS Runway 33R); we noticed the previously mentioned discrepancies. The FMC line selected approach was not current.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1008155
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	RKSI.TRACON
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR BULS1P
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Navigation Database
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 213 Flight Crew Total 24400 Flight Crew Type 6352
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A B747-400 flight crew which departed only hours before the FMS database switchover time arrived at their destination to find the STAR assigned by ATC was not in their FMS database and their assigned ILS was marginally different in course details and the missed approach procedure.