An air carrier is dispatched on a route that includes J-133. That airway is partly defined by an NDB...

Attributes
ACN	510310
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zan.artcc
State Reference	AK
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j133.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	510310
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Airspace Structure Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

When preflight planning pdx-anc with ADF inoperative, I overlooked the fact that J133 is made up using hbk NDB. When the flight was en route, the captain called me and informed me of this fact. I had checked the high altitude en route chart before dispatching against the routing on the upper part of the flight plan, and it was not obvious that the NDB was part of the jet airway. However, if I had looked at the lower part of the flight plan were it breaks down the routing even further, it becomes clear that the NDB is used. I need to check every NAVAID from the lower section of our flight plans because sometimes the en route charts are not real clear what NAVAID is associated with what jet airway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR IS DISPATCHED ON A RTE THAT INCLUDES J-133. THAT AIRWAY IS PARTLY DEFINED BY AN NDB FACILITY. THE ACFT USED DID NOT HAVE AN OPERATIVE ADF RECEIVER.

Narrative: WHEN PREFLT PLANNING PDX-ANC WITH ADF INOP, I OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT J133 IS MADE UP USING HBK NDB. WHEN THE FLT WAS ENRTE, THE CAPT CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME OF THIS FACT. I HAD CHKED THE HIGH ALT ENRTE CHART BEFORE DISPATCHING AGAINST THE ROUTING ON THE UPPER PART OF THE FLT PLAN, AND IT WAS NOT OBVIOUS THAT THE NDB WAS PART OF THE JET AIRWAY. HOWEVER, IF I HAD LOOKED AT THE LOWER PART OF THE FLT PLAN WERE IT BREAKS DOWN THE ROUTING EVEN FURTHER, IT BECOMES CLR THAT THE NDB IS USED. I NEED TO CHK EVERY NAVAID FROM THE LOWER SECTION OF OUR FLT PLANS BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE ENRTE CHARTS ARE NOT REAL CLR WHAT NAVAID IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT JET AIRWAY.

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.

An air carrier is dispatched on a route that includes J-133. That airway is partly defined by an NDB facility. The aircraft used did not have an operative ADF receiver.