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An MD11 crew has difficulty in making the published FMS approach to kne airport when the navigation database information is found to be incorrect.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438034 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 24 other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival star : lilac |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 738034 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 437894 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : airborne less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Location: mayah intersection. Approaching kix we entered the lilac arrival, mayah transition, ILS runway 24 into the FMS. Passing mayah the FMS took the airplane on a course direct to kne beacon rather than out the 278 degree radial off yoe to 12.7 DME and then to kne. Shortly after passing mayah, tower called and said we were right of course and to turn left and look for traffic at 11 O'clock position. We called the traffic in sight, but by then tower advised us to turn right and climb to 3000 ft for vectors back to mayah for another ILS. There was never a traffic conflict or near miss or anything like that. We made several attempts to load the ILS back into the mcdu but apparently the database was incorrect and we did not catch the error until called by tower. Lesson learned, always check every point on every arrival and departure before flying the FMS. Conditions: day, VFR, 10 mi visibility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD11 CREW HAS DIFFICULTY IN MAKING THE PUBLISHED FMS APCH TO KNE ARPT WHEN THE NAV DATABASE INFO IS FOUND TO BE INCORRECT.
Narrative: LOCATION: MAYAH INTXN. APCHING KIX WE ENTERED THE LILAC ARR, MAYAH TRANSITION, ILS RWY 24 INTO THE FMS. PASSING MAYAH THE FMS TOOK THE AIRPLANE ON A COURSE DIRECT TO KNE BEACON RATHER THAN OUT THE 278 DEG RADIAL OFF YOE TO 12.7 DME AND THEN TO KNE. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING MAYAH, TWR CALLED AND SAID WE WERE R OF COURSE AND TO TURN L AND LOOK FOR TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK POS. WE CALLED THE TFC IN SIGHT, BUT BY THEN TWR ADVISED US TO TURN R AND CLB TO 3000 FT FOR VECTORS BACK TO MAYAH FOR ANOTHER ILS. THERE WAS NEVER A TFC CONFLICT OR NEAR MISS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOAD THE ILS BACK INTO THE MCDU BUT APPARENTLY THE DATABASE WAS INCORRECT AND WE DID NOT CATCH THE ERROR UNTIL CALLED BY TWR. LESSON LEARNED, ALWAYS CHK EVERY POINT ON EVERY ARR AND DEP BEFORE FLYING THE FMS. CONDITIONS: DAY, VFR, 10 MI VISIBILITY.
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.