Narrative:

Position and hold on runway 4L ewr. Selected 108.7 ILS DME per departure procedures for takeoff on runway 4L and did not receive a DME. Asked tower how they would like us to identify the turn per the SID. He said that he would provide the turn in the air. Did not catch the NOTAM that the runway 4L DME was off the air. Switched to alternate ILS frequency, 110.75, for DME turn as a backup. No problems incurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 PIC RPT RELATED TO USE OF RWY 4L ILS DME IN LIEU OF DME FROM RWY 4R ILS ON THE EWR 6 DEP PROC AT EWR, NJ.

Narrative: POS AND HOLD ON RWY 4L EWR. SELECTED 108.7 ILS DME PER DEP PROCS FOR TKOF ON RWY 4L AND DID NOT RECEIVE A DME. ASKED TWR HOW THEY WOULD LIKE US TO IDENT THE TURN PER THE SID. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD PROVIDE THE TURN IN THE AIR. DID NOT CATCH THE NOTAM THAT THE RWY 4L DME WAS OFF THE AIR. SWITCHED TO ALTERNATE ILS FREQ, 110.75, FOR DME TURN AS A BACKUP. NO PROBS INCURRED.

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.