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A B777 pilot reports that FMC legs valdi UL621 roe UN983 elpol UN195 adlar differ from paper charts. No UN195 airway exists.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 771846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : epww.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : epww.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : un195.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 771846 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Filed and cleared valdi UL621 roe UN983 elpol UN195 adlar (polish airspace). On available en route charts there is no UN195. Also; the FMC legs UN983 from roe 129 degrees for 16 NM to amror 130 degrees 25 NM to elpol. The en route chart from roe 119 degrees 16 NM to kolob 135 degrees 25 NM to elpol. Dispatch was notified en route. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that he has not been back on this routing since he recorded this event. However; there have been several navigation database cycles since this experience and he would assume a correction has been made since the route is a frequently traveled. He did note additionally that there seems to be an increase in database errors particularly in europe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 PILOT REPORTS THAT FMC LEGS VALDI UL621 ROE UN983 ELPOL UN195 ADLAR DIFFER FROM PAPER CHARTS. NO UN195 AIRWAY EXISTS.
Narrative: FILED AND CLRED VALDI UL621 ROE UN983 ELPOL UN195 ADLAR (POLISH AIRSPACE). ON AVAILABLE ENRTE CHARTS THERE IS NO UN195. ALSO; THE FMC LEGS UN983 FROM ROE 129 DEGS FOR 16 NM TO AMROR 130 DEGS 25 NM TO ELPOL. THE ENRTE CHART FROM ROE 119 DEGS 16 NM TO KOLOB 135 DEGS 25 NM TO ELPOL. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED ENRTE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN BACK ON THIS ROUTING SINCE HE RECORDED THIS EVENT. HOWEVER; THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NAV DATABASE CYCLES SINCE THIS EXPERIENCE AND HE WOULD ASSUME A CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE SINCE THE ROUTE IS A FREQUENTLY TRAVELED. HE DID NOTE ADDITIONALLY THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE AN INCREASE IN DATABASE ERRORS PARTICULARLY IN EUROPE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.