B747-400 captain advises riivr STAR to lax is not included in FMS database.

Attributes
ACN	767521
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : riivr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	767521
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

About an hour out from lax; we were informed to expect the riivr 1 arrival to runway 25L. The arrival procedure was not in the FMC memory. The arrival was built (all fixes were in memory); and approach and landing were accomplished without incident. Given the advance warning we were provided; this was a non-event; but had this been a last min change; acceptance of a new clearance would have been impossible. None of the riivr arrs to any runway are in the FMC database. The chart from which we built the arrival was the first issue of this procedure; I believe 2 database revisions have been issued since the riivr procedure was issued and the date of this flight. This arrival needs to be added to the B747 FMC database. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised he was unsure whether the latest database revision includes the STAR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747-400 CAPTAIN ADVISES RIIVR STAR TO LAX IS NOT INCLUDED IN FMS DATABASE.

Narrative: ABOUT AN HR OUT FROM LAX; WE WERE INFORMED TO EXPECT THE RIIVR 1 ARR TO RWY 25L. THE ARR PROC WAS NOT IN THE FMC MEMORY. THE ARR WAS BUILT (ALL FIXES WERE IN MEMORY); AND APCH AND LNDG WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GIVEN THE ADVANCE WARNING WE WERE PROVIDED; THIS WAS A NON-EVENT; BUT HAD THIS BEEN A LAST MIN CHANGE; ACCEPTANCE OF A NEW CLRNC WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. NONE OF THE RIIVR ARRS TO ANY RWY ARE IN THE FMC DATABASE. THE CHART FROM WHICH WE BUILT THE ARR WAS THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS PROC; I BELIEVE 2 DATABASE REVISIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SINCE THE RIIVR PROC WAS ISSUED AND THE DATE OF THIS FLT. THIS ARR NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE B747 FMC DATABASE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER ADVISED HE WAS UNSURE WHETHER THE LATEST DATABASE REVISION INCLUDES THE STAR.

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.