EMB145 flight crew has out of date FMS database.

Attributes
ACN	715136
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time type : 4251
ASRS Report	715136
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Our aircraft had an FMS database that was out of date and was deferred. The flight plan was correctly filed with an equipment code of '/west.' however; the filed flight plan showed the CADIT4 departure which is an RNAV departure. MEL states that I must be able to verify waypoints using ground based system. Pure RNAV waypoints like on the CADIT4 can't be verified using that method. When my first officer requested our clearance the clearance we received already had the CADIT4 removed from it by ATC. As a result there was no action required on our part to remove it; and a potential safety/violation issue was avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 FLT CREW HAS OUT OF DATE FMS DATABASE.

Narrative: OUR ACFT HAD AN FMS DATABASE THAT WAS OUT OF DATE AND WAS DEFERRED. THE FLT PLAN WAS CORRECTLY FILED WITH AN EQUIP CODE OF '/W.' HOWEVER; THE FILED FLT PLAN SHOWED THE CADIT4 DEP WHICH IS AN RNAV DEP. MEL STATES THAT I MUST BE ABLE TO VERIFY WAYPOINTS USING GND BASED SYS. PURE RNAV WAYPOINTS LIKE ON THE CADIT4 CAN'T BE VERIFIED USING THAT METHOD. WHEN MY FO REQUESTED OUR CLRNC THE CLRNC WE RECEIVED ALREADY HAD THE CADIT4 REMOVED FROM IT BY ATC. AS A RESULT THERE WAS NO ACTION REQUIRED ON OUR PART TO REMOVE IT; AND A POTENTIAL SAFETY/VIOLATION ISSUE WAS AVOIDED.

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.