Air carrier flight dispatched to a destination where the air carrier's FAA approved operations specifications required a certain VOR be in service. The required VOR was OTS.

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Attributes
ACN	433700
Time
Date	199904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sequ.airport
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : sked.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	433700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : disp 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were dispatched to fly a flight from bogata, columbia (skbo) to quito, ecudor (sequ). Apparently one of the vors serving quito (qms) was OTS. To the best of my knowledge, we were not advised of this fact. It turns out company operations specifications prohibited entry into quito with qms OTS. The flight proceeded without incident. New procedures have subsequently been published to allow to navigation into quito without the need for qms VOR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT DISPATCHED TO A DEST WHERE THE ACR'S FAA APPROVED OPS SPECS REQUIRED A CERTAIN VOR BE IN SVC. THE REQUIRED VOR WAS OTS.

Narrative: WE WERE DISPATCHED TO FLY A FLT FROM BOGATA, COLUMBIA (SKBO) TO QUITO, ECUDOR (SEQU). APPARENTLY ONE OF THE VORS SERVING QUITO (QMS) WAS OTS. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, WE WERE NOT ADVISED OF THIS FACT. IT TURNS OUT COMPANY OPS SPECS PROHIBITED ENTRY INTO QUITO WITH QMS OTS. THE FLT PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEW PROCS HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN PUBLISHED TO ALLOW TO NAV INTO QUITO WITHOUT THE NEED FOR QMS VOR.

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.