<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1534170, April 2018

ZBW controller reported a learjet 35 pilot required vectors due to FMC malfunction; possibly as a result of military operations.

Attributes
ACN	1534170
Time
Date	201804
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZBW.ARTCC
State Reference	NH
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	FMS/FMC
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

[Learjet 35] was proceeding direct to ign when their FMS (flight management system) failed. This required the aircraft to be given vectors and coordination with the next sector. This seems to be due to military operations. Specific information was excluded due to sensitivity.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZBW Controller reported a Learjet 35 pilot required vectors due to FMC malfunction; possibly as a result of military operations.

Narrative: [Learjet 35] was proceeding direct to IGN when their FMS (flight management system) failed. This required the aircraft to be given vectors and coordination with the next sector. This seems to be due to military operations. Specific information was excluded due to sensitivity.

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.