Originally Posted by
CRM114
Did this flight use CPDLC/ADS, FANS 1/A? Did the flight's FMC downlink a changed route via ACAARS (and if so why don't they look at the last waypoint in that downlink)? If CPDLC was used, there is the ability to uplink a new route, and if the crew accepted and executed an upload the aircraft would fly that route (on AP).
Just curious how sure they are of a pilot installed/uplinked a FMC flight plan vs. a heading select course on AP.
PS. To the media cursing this thread for info, please stop embarrassing yourselves.
I'm thinking a lot of this info is coming off the ADS-B. It looks like among the info it sends is a sort of Position report including next waypoints. If you had reprogrammed your 2nd and 3rd next fixes it would appear here. And it sounds like it was there 12 mins prior to the final ATC transmission.