C177 pilot reports jxn VOR to be out of service but not notamed.

Attributes
ACN	1119879
Time
Date	201309
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	D21.TRACON
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18.8 Flight Crew Total 525.2 Flight Crew Type 382
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

[I] filed an IFR flight plan for a training flight including sum to jxn to lfd vors along V221. Duats briefing did not indicate an issue with jxn VOR; but it could not be received. Fortunately; lfd VOR was functioning and ATC approved a direct to lfd alternative. If not already fixed; please fix the jxn VOR.also; lan and psi vors along route were non-operational; as indicated in briefing. Please fix. Lesson learned: VOR infrastructure deteriorating; so consider other navigational options.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C177 pilot reports JXN VOR to be out of service but not NOTAMed.

Narrative: [I] filed an IFR flight plan for a training flight including SUM to JXN to LFD VORs along V221. DUATS briefing did not indicate an issue with JXN VOR; but it could not be received. Fortunately; LFD VOR was functioning and ATC approved a direct to LFD alternative. If not already fixed; please fix the JXN VOR.Also; LAN and PSI VORs along route were non-operational; as indicated in briefing. Please fix. Lesson learned: VOR infrastructure deteriorating; so consider other navigational options.

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.