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E145 flies three legs with out-of-date FMS database. Flight crew; which accepted the aircraft while already powered up; was unaware of method to determine database currency other than on initial start up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 778212 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 778212 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 778211 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We took over a running aircraft and flew it on 3 flts. We made the incorrect assumption that the FMS database was current. I was unaware at the time that it was possible to check the FMS database date any other way than on powering up the aircraft. The next day I powered up the aircraft and discovered the database was out of date and had been out of date the previous day. I called maintenance and deferred the FMS; but I had already flown the previous day unaware of the breach in the FMS database date.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E145 FLIES THREE LEGS WITH OUT-OF-DATE FMS DATABASE. FLT CREW; WHICH ACCEPTED THE ACFT WHILE ALREADY POWERED UP; WAS UNAWARE OF METHOD TO DETERMINE DATABASE CURRENCY OTHER THAN ON INITIAL START UP.
Narrative: WE TOOK OVER A RUNNING ACFT AND FLEW IT ON 3 FLTS. WE MADE THE INCORRECT ASSUMPTION THAT THE FMS DATABASE WAS CURRENT. I WAS UNAWARE AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO CHK THE FMS DATABASE DATE ANY OTHER WAY THAN ON POWERING UP THE ACFT. THE NEXT DAY I POWERED UP THE ACFT AND DISCOVERED THE DATABASE WAS OUT OF DATE AND HAD BEEN OUT OF DATE THE PREVIOUS DAY. I CALLED MAINT AND DEFERRED THE FMS; BUT I HAD ALREADY FLOWN THE PREVIOUS DAY UNAWARE OF THE BREACH IN THE FMS DATABASE DATE.
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.