An MD80 navigation data loaded into the FMS was not the proper database.

Attributes
ACN	696839
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
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 : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	696839
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The navigation data loaded early this month was corrupt. A new navigation data was to be loaded into aircraft. The new card from flight operations records was not the proper database and was loaded into aircraft FMS. Job card was accomplished and signed. After I was notified that there was an error; I contacted maintenance control. The plane flew. Technician was to follow up and check the database. The memory card was not loaded properly. This is the lead technician's duty to make sure proper materials are given to mechanics to accomplish their tasks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 NAV DATA LOADED INTO THE FMS WAS NOT THE PROPER DATABASE.

Narrative: THE NAV DATA LOADED EARLY THIS MONTH WAS CORRUPT. A NEW NAV DATA WAS TO BE LOADED INTO ACFT. THE NEW CARD FROM FLT OPS RECORDS WAS NOT THE PROPER DATABASE AND WAS LOADED INTO ACFT FMS. JOB CARD WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND SIGNED. AFTER I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR; I CONTACTED MAINT CTL. THE PLANE FLEW. TECHNICIAN WAS TO FOLLOW UP AND CHK THE DATABASE. THE MEMORY CARD WAS NOT LOADED PROPERLY. THIS IS THE LEAD TECHNICIAN'S DUTY TO MAKE SURE PROPER MATERIALS ARE GIVEN TO MECHS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR TASKS.

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.