Air carrier X issued STAR with a primary NAVAID (pae VOR) OTS. Alternate navigation route not issued...

Attributes
ACN	199600
Time
Date	199201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pae
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse tower : geg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : clearance delivery
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 11 controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	199600
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Pae VOR OTS. ZSE told spokane approach (geg TRACON) supervisor to issue the STAR (glasr 2) to pilots departing to seatac (seattle, wa) from spokane (wa) regardless of the paine VORTAC (pae) in service or not. The pae VOR is an integral part of glasr 2 STAR, and las no lost communication procedures for pilots from where they fly out of geg VORTAC service range until heather intersection, leaving a pilot hung out to dry for loss communication procedures. We (controllers) should not be issuing the STAR at all! Pilot brought this to my attention. I contacted ZSE controller, who relayed situation to his supervisor, who called mine, and mine told me to issue the STAR anyway. A procedural vacuum this is! I definitely feel safety is being compromised, with a 'betting-on-the-come' situation that no aircraft will experience a 'NORDO' (no radio) on the STAR routing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X ISSUED STAR WITH A PRIMARY NAVAID (PAE VOR) OTS. ALTERNATE NAV RTE NOT ISSUED.

Narrative: PAE VOR OTS. ZSE TOLD SPOKANE APCH (GEG TRACON) SUPVR TO ISSUE THE STAR (GLASR 2) TO PLTS DEPARTING TO SEATAC (SEATTLE, WA) FROM SPOKANE (WA) REGARDLESS OF THE PAINE VORTAC (PAE) IN SVC OR NOT. THE PAE VOR IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF GLASR 2 STAR, AND LAS NO LOST COM PROCS FOR PLTS FROM WHERE THEY FLY OUT OF GEG VORTAC SVC RANGE UNTIL HEATHER INTXN, LEAVING A PLT HUNG OUT TO DRY FOR LOSS COM PROCS. WE (CTLRS) SHOULD NOT BE ISSUING THE STAR AT ALL! PLT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTN. I CONTACTED ZSE CTLR, WHO RELAYED SITUATION TO HIS SUPVR, WHO CALLED MINE, AND MINE TOLD ME TO ISSUE THE STAR ANYWAY. A PROCEDURAL VACUUM THIS IS! I DEFINITELY FEEL SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED, WITH A 'BETTING-ON-THE-COME' SITUATION THAT NO ACFT WILL EXPERIENCE A 'NORDO' (NO RADIO) ON THE STAR ROUTING.

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.