An international B767-300ER crew notes the scel stars are missing from the FMC database.

Attributes
ACN	670721
Time
Date	200509
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : lixas
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : segu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	670721
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fmc other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The FMC database effective sep/thu/05 did not show the normal arrival procedures that we fly to descend into scel. These are the andes 9 and the bayos 8 stars. Our clearance for this flight had us flying the andes 9 profile descent into high terrain. My crew had to type into the FMC all the designated waypoints and altitude restrs associated with this descent. Even in the middle of a cruise portion of the flight; it is quite possible to type in the incorrect fixes which could cause a problem flying the descent later in the flight. It is much easier to xchk accuracy of published fixes if they are properly loaded into the FMC database to begin with. I spoke with other air carrier planes flying into and out of scel who also complained they did not have these stars in their latest revision of the database. This omission needs to be corrected as soon as possible. You cannot afford to be taking a chance to fly into airports with surrounding high terrain without solid navigation data in the FMC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INTL B767-300ER CREW NOTES THE SCEL STARS ARE MISSING FROM THE FMC DATABASE.

Narrative: THE FMC DATABASE EFFECTIVE SEP/THU/05 DID NOT SHOW THE NORMAL ARR PROCS THAT WE FLY TO DSND INTO SCEL. THESE ARE THE ANDES 9 AND THE BAYOS 8 STARS. OUR CLRNC FOR THIS FLT HAD US FLYING THE ANDES 9 PROFILE DSCNT INTO HIGH TERRAIN. MY CREW HAD TO TYPE INTO THE FMC ALL THE DESIGNATED WAYPOINTS AND ALT RESTRS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DSCNT. EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRUISE PORTION OF THE FLT; IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE TO TYPE IN THE INCORRECT FIXES WHICH COULD CAUSE A PROB FLYING THE DSCNT LATER IN THE FLT. IT IS MUCH EASIER TO XCHK ACCURACY OF PUBLISHED FIXES IF THEY ARE PROPERLY LOADED INTO THE FMC DATABASE TO BEGIN WITH. I SPOKE WITH OTHER ACR PLANES FLYING INTO AND OUT OF SCEL WHO ALSO COMPLAINED THEY DID NOT HAVE THESE STARS IN THEIR LATEST REVISION OF THE DATABASE. THIS OMISSION NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE TAKING A CHANCE TO FLY INTO ARPTS WITH SURROUNDING HIGH TERRAIN WITHOUT SOLID NAV DATA IN THE FMC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 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.