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A B737-700 flight crew was advised by the cpr safety office that a required VOR had been OTS during their last flight to south america. The flight crew recalls normal operation of the VOR during that flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-600, -700, -800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 434520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I was the first officer on flight xx. Apparently, we were illegally dispatched due to the fact that the monjas sur VOR was OTS. I wasn't aware of the VOR being off the air until the cpr safety department advised me 3 days ago. 1 hour prior to departure, I met the captain and the ifo in the operations office at iah. We reviewed the flight papers and WX. There was a line of thunderstorms off the west coast of costa rica that was the only circumstance that wasn't ordinary. I do not recall seeing the monjas sur NOTAM in our flight papers. Also, there wasn't any NAVAID NOTAMS in the commercial NOTAMS either. I believe our procedure for preflting destination data is sound. Furthermore, the monjas sur VOR identify signal, azimuth and DME were all indicating a normal operation. If any corrective action is necessary, it must be in the distribution of NAVAID NOTAM data.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 FLC WAS ADVISED BY THE CPR SAFETY OFFICE THAT A REQUIRED VOR HAD BEEN OTS DURING THEIR LAST FLT TO SOUTH AMERICA. THE FLC RECALLS NORMAL OP OF THE VOR DURING THAT FLT.
Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON FLT XX. APPARENTLY, WE WERE ILLEGALLY DISPATCHED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MONJAS SUR VOR WAS OTS. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE VOR BEING OFF THE AIR UNTIL THE CPR SAFETY DEPT ADVISED ME 3 DAYS AGO. 1 HR PRIOR TO DEP, I MET THE CAPT AND THE IFO IN THE OPS OFFICE AT IAH. WE REVIEWED THE FLT PAPERS AND WX. THERE WAS A LINE OF TSTMS OFF THE WEST COAST OF COSTA RICA THAT WAS THE ONLY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WASN'T ORDINARY. I DO NOT RECALL SEEING THE MONJAS SUR NOTAM IN OUR FLT PAPERS. ALSO, THERE WASN'T ANY NAVAID NOTAMS IN THE COMMERCIAL NOTAMS EITHER. I BELIEVE OUR PROC FOR PREFLTING DEST DATA IS SOUND. FURTHERMORE, THE MONJAS SUR VOR IDENT SIGNAL, AZIMUTH AND DME WERE ALL INDICATING A NORMAL OP. IF ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY, IT MUST BE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAID NOTAM DATA.
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.