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A captain reported that his aircraft's GNS xls FMS did not completely program a RNAV arrival after the original arrival was replaced. A track deviation resulted when the aircraft turned toward the airport instead of maintaining a heading for vectors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 925982 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RSW.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR TYNEE ONE |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 12850 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
TYNEE1 arrival into rsw. FMS was indicating a direct course to rsw from coopr intersection; after the STAR was entered into FMS. Good operating practice after SID or STAR entered is for both pilots to review and compare all fixes on STAR or SID with all fixes in FMS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain reported that his aircraft's GNS Xls FMS did not completely program a RNAV arrival after the original arrival was replaced. A track deviation resulted when the aircraft turned toward the airport instead of maintaining a heading for vectors.
Narrative: TYNEE1 Arrival into RSW. FMS was indicating a direct course to RSW from COOPR Intersection; after the STAR was entered into FMS. Good operating practice after SID or STAR entered is for both pilots to review and compare all fixes on STAR or SID with all fixes in FMS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.