A fokker 100 flight crew had the FMC database was out of date and placarded.

Attributes
ACN	443156
Time
Date	199907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : 401
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	443156
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Our flight started out late approximately 2 1/2 hours due to maintenance. We arrived in hpn at XA10, got to the hotel at XA45. Upon arrival we were informed that they had given one of our rooms away and wanted to know if the flight attendants would sleep together. I said no way. We called tracking and the hotel desk for help. Bottom line my crew stayed at a hotel and I had to cross town to another hotel. Finally got to bed XC00 EST...also our FMC database was out of date and was being placarded instead of being updated. Why? Also, does maintenance try to push an F100 with no APU back out on the line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 100 FLC HAD THE FMC DATABASE WAS OUT OF DATE AND PLACARDED.

Narrative: OUR FLT STARTED OUT LATE APPROX 2 1/2 HRS DUE TO MAINT. WE ARRIVED IN HPN AT XA10, GOT TO THE HOTEL AT XA45. UPON ARR WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY HAD GIVEN ONE OF OUR ROOMS AWAY AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THE FLT ATTENDANTS WOULD SLEEP TOGETHER. I SAID NO WAY. WE CALLED TRACKING AND THE HOTEL DESK FOR HELP. BOTTOM LINE MY CREW STAYED AT A HOTEL AND I HAD TO CROSS TOWN TO ANOTHER HOTEL. FINALLY GOT TO BED XC00 EST...ALSO OUR FMC DATABASE WAS OUT OF DATE AND WAS BEING PLACARDED INSTEAD OF BEING UPDATED. WHY? ALSO, DOES MAINT TRY TO PUSH AN F100 WITH NO APU BACK OUT ON THE LINE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.