Md-80. Captain notes the FMS operating checklists on certain aircraft are incorrect.

Attributes
ACN	586553
Time
Date	200307
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	586553
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The provided checklists, both quick reference and OM pages, do not reflect the current software in some aircraft. Aircraft FMS system cannot be operated using the provided checklists. Even the first item, if identify page is not displayed, menu key press is wrong. Further, following the checklist does not give a proper position initialization, resulting in the aircraft departing without the required position init. No reference is made to the requirement to select align on the IRS control panel to bring up the prompt boxes into which to load the aircraft gate or airport coordinates, resulting in aircraft being dispatched without compliance with the requirement to verify accurate navigation information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-80. CAPT NOTES THE FMS OPERATING CHKLISTS ON CERTAIN ACFT ARE INCORRECT.

Narrative: THE PROVIDED CHKLISTS, BOTH QUICK REFERENCE AND OM PAGES, DO NOT REFLECT THE CURRENT SOFTWARE IN SOME ACFT. ACFT FMS SYSTEM CANNOT BE OPERATED USING THE PROVIDED CHKLISTS. EVEN THE FIRST ITEM, IF IDENT PAGE IS NOT DISPLAYED, MENU KEY PRESS IS WRONG. FURTHER, FOLLOWING THE CHKLIST DOES NOT GIVE A PROPER POS INITIALIZATION, RESULTING IN THE ACFT DEPARTING WITHOUT THE REQUIRED POS INIT. NO REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE REQUIREMENT TO SELECT ALIGN ON THE IRS CTL PANEL TO BRING UP THE PROMPT BOXES INTO WHICH TO LOAD THE ACFT GATE OR ARPT COORDINATES, RESULTING IN ACFT BEING DISPATCHED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO VERIFY ACCURATE NAV INFO.

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.