Flight crew of DA20F receives no NOTAM on morning of flight. On arrival they discover localizer OTS. They are later informed it has been OTS for weeks.

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Attributes
ACN	407468
Time
Date	199807
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : axv
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 12300 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	407468
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Axv localizer was notamed OTS during planning of trip. On day of trip axv had no NOTAMS, however localizer was OTS. Glad we were in VMC conditions. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that when flight planning the night before his departure he received the NOTAM regarding the OTS localizer. The NOTAM was not present the morning of the flight. It was discovered OTS on the approach. When discussing the incident in FBO the reporter was informed that the localizer has been OTS for weeks. He does not know if it is currently operating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF DA20F RECEIVES NO NOTAM ON MORNING OF FLT. ON ARR THEY DISCOVER LOC OTS. THEY ARE LATER INFORMED IT HAS BEEN OTS FOR WKS.

Narrative: AXV LOC WAS NOTAMED OTS DURING PLANNING OF TRIP. ON DAY OF TRIP AXV HAD NO NOTAMS, HOWEVER LOC WAS OTS. GLAD WE WERE IN VMC CONDITIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT WHEN FLT PLANNING THE NIGHT BEFORE HIS DEP HE RECEIVED THE NOTAM REGARDING THE OTS LOC. THE NOTAM WAS NOT PRESENT THE MORNING OF THE FLT. IT WAS DISCOVERED OTS ON THE APCH. WHEN DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT IN FBO THE RPTR WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOC HAS BEEN OTS FOR WKS. HE DOES NOT KNOW IF IT IS CURRENTLY OPERATING.

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.