Air carrier medium large transport dispatch with inoperative ADF and destination airport ILS notamed inoperative. Captain claims he departed with no viable approach available should the WX not be VFR.

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Attributes
ACN	148527
Time
Date	199006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz airport : cle
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	148527
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were dispatched to cle with an inoperative ADF. The ILS to the active was notamed out. Effectively we were unable to fly any published approach at cle. Since the WX was so poor (we could not see an aircraft 3 mi ahead) we couldn't even do a visibility. We took an ASR approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG DISPATCH WITH INOPERATIVE ADF AND DESTINATION ARPT ILS NOTAMED INOPERATIVE. CAPT CLAIMS HE DEPARTED WITH NO VIABLE APCH AVAILABLE SHOULD THE WX NOT BE VFR.

Narrative: WE WERE DISPATCHED TO CLE WITH AN INOP ADF. THE ILS TO THE ACTIVE WAS NOTAMED OUT. EFFECTIVELY WE WERE UNABLE TO FLY ANY PUBLISHED APCH AT CLE. SINCE THE WX WAS SO POOR (WE COULD NOT SEE AN ACFT 3 MI AHEAD) WE COULDN'T EVEN DO A VIS. WE TOOK AN ASR APCH.

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.