AIRWAYS Entry & the "NOT IN DATABASE" Fix

intermediate
📍 Route: EGLL → DVR → KONAN → LFPG (via UL9)⏱ ~5 minutes📊 8 steps

Fix the dreaded "NOT IN DATABASE" message and learn the correct way to enter an airway on the A320 MCDU — the real LAT REV → AIRWAYS path, why the FMS rejects an entry, and how to insert UL9 from London to Paris.

Start this scenario

Open the SimTuts A320 MCDU trainer and select “AIRWAYS Entry & the "NOT IN DATABASE" Fix” from the scenarios list to walk through it step-by-step on the simulated keypad.

Open trainer →

What you'll do

  1. First set up a short route to work with. Type EGLL/LFPG into the scratchpad and press 1R to enter it into the FROM/TO field.
  2. Press the F-PLN key to open the flight plan.
  3. With the scratchpad EMPTY, press 1L — the line key next to EGLL. This opens the LAT REV (lateral revision) page for that waypoint.
  4. On the LAT REV page, press 5R (AIRWAYS>) to open the AIRWAYS page.
  5. Now let's reproduce the error everyone hits. Type UL90 (a deliberate typo) into the scratchpad and press 1L. The MCDU rejects it with NOT IN DATA BASE.
  6. The real airway is UL9, not UL90. You don't need to clear the message — just start typing. Type UL9 (it replaces the error text), then press 1L to accept it.
  7. Set where the airway ends. Type LFPG into the scratchpad and press 1R to enter it into the TO field.
  8. Press 6R to INSERT the airway. The FMS adds DVR and KONAN and closes the discontinuity, giving you EGLL → DVR → KONAN → LFPG.

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