Air carrier first officer is informed during descent that the pdx VOR has been decommissioned althou...

Narrative:

During descent into pdx; pm (pilot monitoring) discovered pdx VOR inoperative. He then queried portland approach about the inoperative VOR. Approach stated the pdx VOR has been decommissioned. The descent and approach briefing included the briefing page referencing 'engine failure procedures; missed approach.' however; all of the single engine missed procedures for the commonly used runways in portland; or; (28L/10R and 28R/10L) are predicated on the use of the pdx VOR. The briefing page procedure needs to be updated; amended; or discontinued. Also; the aircraft release paperwork as well as the pdx arriving aircraft ATIS (503)493-7557 received through ACARS contained no information regarding the pdx VOR deactivation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier First Officer is informed during descent that the PDX VOR has been decommissioned although no mention is made on the ATIS and no specific NOTAM has been issued. It is also noted that company engine out procedures use the PDX VOR.

Narrative: During descent into PDX; PM (Pilot Monitoring) discovered PDX VOR inoperative. He then queried Portland Approach about the inoperative VOR. Approach stated the PDX VOR has been decommissioned. The descent and approach briefing included the briefing page referencing 'Engine Failure Procedures; Missed Approach.' However; all of the single engine missed procedures for the commonly used runways in Portland; OR; (28L/10R and 28R/10L) are predicated on the use of the PDX VOR. The briefing page procedure needs to be updated; amended; or discontinued. Also; the aircraft release paperwork as well as the PDX arriving aircraft ATIS (503)493-7557 received through ACARS contained no information regarding the PDX VOR deactivation.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1129087
Time
Date	201311
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	P80.TRACON
State Reference	OR
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types

Air carrier first officer is informed during descent that the pdx VOR has been decommissioned although no mention is made on the ATIS and no specific NOTAM has been issued. It is also noted that company engine out procedures use the pdx VOR.