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Attributes | |
ACN | 780321 |
Time | |
Date | 200803 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time type : 5500 |
ASRS Report | 780321 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Inbound to ZZZ; FMC was loaded and briefed for runway xxl. During descent; the crew noticed that original performance and navigation information was dropped out or somehow deleted by the system. The first officer loaded the #2 FMC again with proper information for runway xxl. About 5 mins later; advisory came up due to landing performance information needs to be loaded into FMC. The captain uploaded the FMC again with information for runway xxl. Approach mode was activated; and we were given vectors for intercept runway xxl. During intercept; the controller called with the advisory that the aircraft was on the runway xxr localizer; and gave a vector away from approach course. It surprised both crew members. We attempted to correct manually. The crew then saw that the FMC was again displaying partial information for runway xxr. Again the FMC was reloaded for runway xxl. Aircraft then downgraded itself to CAT ii status; and 1 min or so later upgraded again to CAT III. Independent operation advisory was displayed on both FMC's momentarily as well as opposite FMC in operation in-flight. The second approach to runway xxl appeared to be normal and landing was accomplished following this approach. It appears as if the 2 FMC's were operating independently and not xferring and sharing proper information. After the flight; the suspected irregularity was entered in the aircraft maintenance logbook; and avionics technicians were briefed. The FMC needs to give visual cues when it is changing any information automatically; after it was entered manually by the crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 FMC DROPPED RWY APCH INFORMATION AND ATTEMPTED AN ILS TO A RWY PREVIOUSLY PROGRAMMED. AFTER REPROGRAMMING IT TRANSITIONED TO CAT II INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS THEN TRANSITIONED BACK TO CAT III NORMAL OPS.
Narrative: INBOUND TO ZZZ; FMC WAS LOADED AND BRIEFED FOR RWY XXL. DURING DSCNT; THE CREW NOTICED THAT ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE AND NAV INFO WAS DROPPED OUT OR SOMEHOW DELETED BY THE SYS. THE FO LOADED THE #2 FMC AGAIN WITH PROPER INFO FOR RWY XXL. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER; ADVISORY CAME UP DUE TO LNDG PERFORMANCE INFO NEEDS TO BE LOADED INTO FMC. THE CAPT UPLOADED THE FMC AGAIN WITH INFO FOR RWY XXL. APCH MODE WAS ACTIVATED; AND WE WERE GIVEN VECTORS FOR INTERCEPT RWY XXL. DURING INTERCEPT; THE CTLR CALLED WITH THE ADVISORY THAT THE ACFT WAS ON THE RWY XXR LOC; AND GAVE A VECTOR AWAY FROM APCH COURSE. IT SURPRISED BOTH CREW MEMBERS. WE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT MANUALLY. THE CREW THEN SAW THAT THE FMC WAS AGAIN DISPLAYING PARTIAL INFO FOR RWY XXR. AGAIN THE FMC WAS RELOADED FOR RWY XXL. ACFT THEN DOWNGRADED ITSELF TO CAT II STATUS; AND 1 MIN OR SO LATER UPGRADED AGAIN TO CAT III. INDEPENDENT OP ADVISORY WAS DISPLAYED ON BOTH FMC'S MOMENTARILY AS WELL AS OPPOSITE FMC IN OP INFLT. THE SECOND APCH TO RWY XXL APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AND LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOLLOWING THIS APCH. IT APPEARS AS IF THE 2 FMC'S WERE OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT XFERRING AND SHARING PROPER INFO. AFTER THE FLT; THE SUSPECTED IRREGULARITY WAS ENTERED IN THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK; AND AVIONICS TECHNICIANS WERE BRIEFED. THE FMC NEEDS TO GIVE VISUAL CUES WHEN IT IS CHANGING ANY INFO AUTOMATICALLY; AFTER IT WAS ENTERED MANUALLY BY THE CREW.
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.