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A non current FMC database was not discovered by the crew until company maintenance reported the problem. The crew claims an inadvertent oversight on their part.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abq.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15100 flight time type : 12100 |
| ASRS Report | 507800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We were scheduled to fly from bhm. We performed the preflight and checked and verified navigation data. However, based on maintenance data obtained subsequent to that date, it appears that it is possible that the navigation data in the FMC may have been incorrect or non current. We discovered the possible error due to a maintenance report later on. If indeed the data was non current, it would have to be an inadvertent oversight on our part as a flight crew. If we missed it, it was our fault. I will pay much more attention to that particular aspect of the preflight to preclude it ever happening again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A NON CURRENT FMC DATABASE WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY THE CREW UNTIL COMPANY MAINT RPTED THE PROB. THE CREW CLAIMS AN INADVERTENT OVERSIGHT ON THEIR PART.
Narrative: WE WERE SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM BHM. WE PERFORMED THE PREFLT AND CHKED AND VERIFIED NAV DATA. HOWEVER, BASED ON MAINT DATA OBTAINED SUBSEQUENT TO THAT DATE, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE NAV DATA IN THE FMC MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECT OR NON CURRENT. WE DISCOVERED THE POSSIBLE ERROR DUE TO A MAINT RPT LATER ON. IF INDEED THE DATA WAS NON CURRENT, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AN INADVERTENT OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART AS A FLT CREW. IF WE MISSED IT, IT WAS OUR FAULT. I WILL PAY MUCH MORE ATTN TO THAT PARTICULAR ASPECT OF THE PREFLT TO PRECLUDE IT EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.
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.