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Air carrier flight crew reports being dispatched with both fmss inoperative and discovering enroute that the VOR at their destination is also inoperative. Flight is able to continue in VMC with radar vectors from ZLC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1098915 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLC.ARTCC |
| State Reference | UT |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Both FMS MEL'd. [We] did not see NOTAM for boi VOR to be out of service at arrival time. [We] departed no FMS/GPS using VOR navigation only. Didn't realize boi VOR was out of service until over bke VOR. [We were] unable to have reliable communication with dispatch. [We] continued to boi knowing VFR weather and radar vectors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reports being dispatched with both FMSs inoperative and discovering enroute that the VOR at their destination is also inoperative. Flight is able to continue in VMC with Radar vectors from ZLC.
Narrative: Both FMS MEL'd. [We] did not see NOTAM for BOI VOR to be out of service at arrival time. [We] departed no FMS/GPS using VOR navigation only. Didn't realize BOI VOR was out of service until over BKE VOR. [We were] unable to have reliable communication with Dispatch. [We] continued to BOI knowing VFR weather and radar vectors.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.