Service difficulty report · Fms · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
June 16, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Aircraft time
7 hours
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A220
Part
Fms
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, THE CREW WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT ON THE CLEARED PLAN. THE ERROR WAS CORRECTED & THE FLIGHT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FMS DID NOT PROPERLY LOAD SEVERAL POINTS BETWEEN THE SID & THE AIRWAY ENTRY POINT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLIGHT PLAN UPLINK CONTAINED THE LETTER D FOLLOWING THE SID. THE FLIGHT PLAN SERVICE PROVIDER INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE OBSERVED, ON OCCASION, THAT FMS PLATFORMS INTERPRETING THIS AS MEANING DIRECT & SUBSEQUENTLY NOT LOADING ANY INTERMEDIATE WAYPOINTS. THE FLIGHT PLAN FILING STRIP CONTAINED THE FULL PROCEDURE, HOWEVER THE CREW DID NOT NOTE THE DISCREPANCY.