FMC data base found out of date during preflight.

Attributes
ACN	505600
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : isp.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : isp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	505600
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

The first officer advised me during preparation of the FMC, that the navigation data was out of date. He then line selected the alternate date and inserted current dates. The out of date message disappeared and we continued with our preflight duties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FMC DATA BASE FOUND OUT OF DATE DURING PREFLT.

Narrative: THE FO ADVISED ME DURING PREPARATION OF THE FMC, THAT THE NAV DATA WAS OUT OF DATE. HE THEN LINE SELECTED THE ALTERNATE DATE AND INSERTED CURRENT DATES. THE OUT OF DATE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND WE CONTINUED WITH OUR PREFLT DUTIES.

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.