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A B747-400 captain advised the jeppesen STAR identifiers for arrivals into zbaa are not the same as the line selectable stars in their FMS database.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1220344 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZBAA.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Zbaa jeppesen (jepp) STAR names have no relation to STAR names in FMC. Last minute [crews are scrambling] trying to select proper star in FMC especially when approach control changes assigned star at last minute. Jepp binder does not have STAR key page to match FMC stars with jepp stars.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 Captain advised the Jeppesen STAR identifiers for arrivals into ZBAA are not the same as the line selectable STARs in their FMS database.
Narrative: ZBAA Jeppesen (JEPP) STAR names have no relation to STAR names in FMC. Last minute [crews are scrambling] trying to select proper star in FMC especially when approach control changes assigned star at last minute. JEPP binder does not have STAR key page to match FMC stars with JEPP STARS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.