An S80 flight crew accepts a direct clearance to a non operational VORTAC, jan, ms.

Attributes
ACN	470670
Time
Date	200004
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jan.vortac
State Reference	MS
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : ns.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	470670
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	471007
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Location: vuz. Aircraft is not GPS equipped, but we were filed and flew a flight plan over jan VORTAC which was notamed off the air at our transit time. We did not notice the off air status until reaching vuz. We did not understand the NOTAM to mean that it was off the air. ATC gave us vectors, but aircraft that are not GPS equipped should apparently not be filed or rted over jan until may/fri/00. Supplemental information from acn 471007: was given direct jan. Should have noticed NOTAM on release.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 FLC ACCEPTS A DIRECT CLRNC TO A NON OPERATIONAL VORTAC, JAN, MS.

Narrative: LOCATION: VUZ. ACFT IS NOT GPS EQUIPPED, BUT WE WERE FILED AND FLEW A FLT PLAN OVER JAN VORTAC WHICH WAS NOTAMED OFF THE AIR AT OUR TRANSIT TIME. WE DID NOT NOTICE THE OFF AIR STATUS UNTIL REACHING VUZ. WE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE NOTAM TO MEAN THAT IT WAS OFF THE AIR. ATC GAVE US VECTORS, BUT ACFT THAT ARE NOT GPS EQUIPPED SHOULD APPARENTLY NOT BE FILED OR RTED OVER JAN UNTIL MAY/FRI/00. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 471007: WAS GIVEN DIRECT JAN. SHOULD HAVE NOTICED NOTAM ON RELEASE.

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.