B737-300 crew operated a trip with an out-of-date performance computer database.

Attributes
ACN	533318
Time
Date	200112
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	533318
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	532528
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flew aircraft with out-of-date operational computer database. We accepted the aircraft in nashville from another crew who just flew the aircraft in. This was our second leg of the day. I failed to check the date on the operational computer to insure the database was current. I mistakenly assumed that since the aircraft was flown prior to our accepting the aircraft that it had already been checked. I am very new to the company. I am still learning everyday. I have certainly learned from this event, and I will not assume/forget to check the currency of either the operational computer or FMC database again. I/we did not know we had flown an aircraft with an out-of-date database until we were notified by ZZZ operations the following day. I do not ever want another phone call like that again. I have relayed my experience to the other members of my new hire first officer class so they may also learn from my mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CREW OPERATED A TRIP WITH AN OUT-OF-DATE PERFORMANCE COMPUTER DATABASE.

Narrative: FLEW ACFT WITH OUT-OF-DATE OPERATIONAL COMPUTER DATABASE. WE ACCEPTED THE ACFT IN NASHVILLE FROM ANOTHER CREW WHO JUST FLEW THE ACFT IN. THIS WAS OUR SECOND LEG OF THE DAY. I FAILED TO CHK THE DATE ON THE OPERATIONAL COMPUTER TO INSURE THE DATABASE WAS CURRENT. I MISTAKENLY ASSUMED THAT SINCE THE ACFT WAS FLOWN PRIOR TO OUR ACCEPTING THE ACFT THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN CHKED. I AM VERY NEW TO THE COMPANY. I AM STILL LEARNING EVERYDAY. I HAVE CERTAINLY LEARNED FROM THIS EVENT, AND I WILL NOT ASSUME/FORGET TO CHK THE CURRENCY OF EITHER THE OPERATIONAL COMPUTER OR FMC DATABASE AGAIN. I/WE DID NOT KNOW WE HAD FLOWN AN ACFT WITH AN OUT-OF-DATE DATABASE UNTIL WE WERE NOTIFIED BY ZZZ OPS THE FOLLOWING DAY. I DO NOT EVER WANT ANOTHER PHONE CALL LIKE THAT AGAIN. I HAVE RELAYED MY EXPERIENCE TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF MY NEW HIRE FO CLASS SO THEY MAY ALSO LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE.

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.