Narrative:

Programmed the glaser 3 arrival to sea and ILS to runway 16R. Our clearance was the glaser 3 arrival and this was selected on the approach page of the mcdu computer. The ILS runway 16R was selected, but the mcdu computer displayed the FMS runway 16R. This was not the approach that we were cleared for. Also on the glaser 3 arrival, the last intersection was omitted from the arrival. All these mis-cues by the database required us to reprogram the arrival and the approach. This required one pilot to fly the aircraft while the other pilot programmed the correct arrival and approach. Thus, no one is looking outside for traffic. Fortunately nothing happened except for a late turn on the glaser 3 approach to the last non-displayed intersection to runway 16R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 DATABASE MALFUNCTION DISTRACTS FLC IN SEA AIRSPACE.

Narrative: PROGRAMMED THE GLASER 3 ARR TO SEA AND ILS TO RWY 16R. OUR CLRNC WAS THE GLASER 3 ARR AND THIS WAS SELECTED ON THE APCH PAGE OF THE MCDU COMPUTER. THE ILS RWY 16R WAS SELECTED, BUT THE MCDU COMPUTER DISPLAYED THE FMS RWY 16R. THIS WAS NOT THE APCH THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR. ALSO ON THE GLASER 3 ARR, THE LAST INTXN WAS OMITTED FROM THE ARR. ALL THESE MIS-CUES BY THE DATABASE REQUIRED US TO REPROGRAM THE ARR AND THE APCH. THIS REQUIRED ONE PLT TO FLY THE ACFT WHILE THE OTHER PLT PROGRAMMED THE CORRECT ARR AND APCH. THUS, NO ONE IS LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR TFC. FORTUNATELY NOTHING HAPPENED EXCEPT FOR A LATE TURN ON THE GLASER 3 APCH TO THE LAST NON-DISPLAYED INTXN TO RWY 16R.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.