Controller failed to issue correct departure procedure with VOR out of service.

Attributes
ACN	138865
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lws
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse tower : lws
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors enroute airway : lws
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 4098 flight time type : 1290
ASRS Report	138865
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

The lws VOR was OTS and we were waiting for our IFR clearance to boi. ATC issued us a SID (the lws 2 departure) to boi. I refused the clearance because of the VOR being OTS. ATC said, 'well we just need you northeast of the airport for inbound traffic.' I requested runway heading (we were departing runway 08 at lws) and ATC complied. We departed runway heading. (Our original clearance was to fly the lws 2 departure V253 to boi). We were told to contact ZSE and we did. Center asked us if we were on V253 and we said, 'negative, runway heading, ' and that to be advised that the lws VOR was OTS. We requested a radar vector direct to boi and center complied. In summary I thought it was odd that ATC would issue us a SID with the primary NAVAID OTS. I also think the communication should have been more clear between ZSE and lws tower that the VOR was OTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR FAILED TO ISSUE CORRECT DEP PROC WITH VOR OUT OF SERVICE.

Narrative: THE LWS VOR WAS OTS AND WE WERE WAITING FOR OUR IFR CLRNC TO BOI. ATC ISSUED US A SID (THE LWS 2 DEP) TO BOI. I REFUSED THE CLRNC BECAUSE OF THE VOR BEING OTS. ATC SAID, 'WELL WE JUST NEED YOU NE OF THE ARPT FOR INBND TFC.' I REQUESTED RWY HDG (WE WERE DEPARTING RWY 08 AT LWS) AND ATC COMPLIED. WE DEPARTED RWY HDG. (OUR ORIGINAL CLRNC WAS TO FLY THE LWS 2 DEP V253 TO BOI). WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT ZSE AND WE DID. CENTER ASKED US IF WE WERE ON V253 AND WE SAID, 'NEGATIVE, RWY HDG, ' AND THAT TO BE ADVISED THAT THE LWS VOR WAS OTS. WE REQUESTED A RADAR VECTOR DIRECT TO BOI AND CENTER COMPLIED. IN SUMMARY I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD THAT ATC WOULD ISSUE US A SID WITH THE PRIMARY NAVAID OTS. I ALSO THINK THE COM SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLR BETWEEN ZSE AND LWS TWR THAT THE VOR WAS OTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.