It should.
Please provide the output of:
db.ConveyorReceipt.getIndexes()
> c.getIndexes()
[
{ v: 2, key: { _id: 1 }, name: '_id_' },
{ v: 2, key: { a: 1 }, name: 'a_1', background: false }
]
> c.find( { a : { '$in' : [ 2 , 3 ]}}).explain().queryPlanner.winningPlan
{
stage: 'FETCH',
inputStage: {
stage: 'IXSCAN',
keyPattern: { a: 1 },
indexName: 'a_1',
isMultiKey: false,
multiKeyPaths: { a: [] },
isUnique: false,
isSparse: false,
isPartial: false,
indexVersion: 2,
direction: 'forward',
indexBounds: { a: [Array] }
}
}