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G-iv flight crew is issued a last minute hold at mugsy; as depicted; on the LVZ4 arrival to teb. The arrival chart shows left turns and the FMC shows a right turns which is accepted and executed. The FMC is not correct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1159218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201403 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | N90.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream IV / G350 / G450 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR LVZ4 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 2600 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
ATC instructed a descent to 6;000 ft by mugzy intersection; the weather was IMC zero visibility; ice; turbulence; etc. The aircraft was leveling at 6;000 ft when the controller assigned holding at mugzy. The aircraft was less than one minute from the holding fix and had a ground speed of 260 (220 indicated). The crew loaded the hold and accepted the database recommendation which was right turns; however the hold is actually left turns. The crew ascertained the error. ATC requested a re entry which was accomplished without delay or issue. No separation of any type was lost. Contributing factors: the FMS database is incorrect (subsequently the crew is advised that the approved software installed is not correct for many of these procedures this is / was unknown to the crew and is unacceptable). The controller issued the hold without adequate time for the crew to load and verify the procedure. Although this event was not a safety issue it is certain that a chain of events occurred that could have a different outcome with minimal change to circumstance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: G-IV flight crew is issued a last minute hold at MUGSY; as depicted; on the LVZ4 arrival to TEB. The arrival chart shows left turns and the FMC shows a right turns which is accepted and executed. The FMC is not correct.
Narrative: ATC instructed a descent to 6;000 FT by MUGZY Intersection; the weather was IMC zero visibility; ice; turbulence; etc. the aircraft was leveling at 6;000 FT when the Controller assigned holding at MUGZY. The aircraft was less than one minute from the holding fix and had a ground speed of 260 (220 Indicated). The crew loaded the hold and accepted the database recommendation which was right turns; however the hold is actually Left Turns. The crew ascertained the error. ATC requested a re entry which was accomplished without delay or issue. No separation of any type was lost. Contributing factors: The FMS Database is incorrect (subsequently the crew is advised that the approved software installed is not correct for many of these procedures this is / was unknown to the crew and is unacceptable). The Controller issued the hold without adequate time for the crew to load and verify the procedure. Although this event was not a safety issue it is certain that a chain of events occurred that could have a different outcome with minimal change to circumstance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.