MD83 flight crew has an FMC anomaly during loading of the bojid 1 RNAV STAR to phl.

Attributes
ACN	692541
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : scool
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : bovid.bovid.1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	692541
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fmc other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Filed and cleared to arrive phl on the bojid 1 RNAV STAR; we both entered same into FMS from both sides several times and in several ways in every conceivable order; to both sets of runways; but could never cause the FMS to load/display 'any' of the 'runway specific' points on the arrival (those after scool). Magenta line ended with a discontinuity at scool every time; then would show selected transition to selected approach; but never bojid; kyill; or any of the other points downline from these. The road very simply ended at scool; no matter which approach to which runway we selected. This flight landed without incident after querying approach if any other aircraft had reported any database abnormalities with the bojid arrival; and receiving a negative response; including one 'live' from another aircraft on the arrival with us. I suggest that the current database may be defective or corrupt and perhaps an F4 message or HI6 is in order; as well as a call to whoever makes these FMS's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 FLT CREW HAS AN FMC ANOMALY DURING LOADING OF THE BOJID 1 RNAV STAR TO PHL.

Narrative: FILED AND CLRED TO ARRIVE PHL ON THE BOJID 1 RNAV STAR; WE BOTH ENTERED SAME INTO FMS FROM BOTH SIDES SEVERAL TIMES AND IN SEVERAL WAYS IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE ORDER; TO BOTH SETS OF RWYS; BUT COULD NEVER CAUSE THE FMS TO LOAD/DISPLAY 'ANY' OF THE 'RWY SPECIFIC' POINTS ON THE ARR (THOSE AFTER SCOOL). MAGENTA LINE ENDED WITH A DISCONTINUITY AT SCOOL EVERY TIME; THEN WOULD SHOW SELECTED TRANSITION TO SELECTED APCH; BUT NEVER BOJID; KYILL; OR ANY OF THE OTHER POINTS DOWNLINE FROM THESE. THE ROAD VERY SIMPLY ENDED AT SCOOL; NO MATTER WHICH APCH TO WHICH RWY WE SELECTED. THIS FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTER QUERYING APCH IF ANY OTHER ACFT HAD RPTED ANY DATABASE ABNORMALITIES WITH THE BOJID ARR; AND RECEIVING A NEGATIVE RESPONSE; INCLUDING ONE 'LIVE' FROM ANOTHER ACFT ON THE ARR WITH US. I SUGGEST THAT THE CURRENT DATABASE MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR CORRUPT AND PERHAPS AN F4 MESSAGE OR HI6 IS IN ORDER; AS WELL AS A CALL TO WHOEVER MAKES THESE FMS'S.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.