Navigation receiver failure. Return to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	140674
Time
Date	199003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 330
ASRS Report	140674
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed cle in aircraft xx (light transport) for det at XA15 -- flight # XXXX. The #1 navigation was MEL, so the flight was limited to VFR only. About 20 NM north of cleveland, the #2 navigation went inoperative. (Tried to tune in akron, dryer vors, as well as the localizer for 5R at hopkins). All flags appeared red except the localizer flag appeared green about 1 min after turning it in. The WX was 4200 overcast at cleveland but clear to partly cloudy to the north and east. We climbed to 8000' (remaining VFR at all times). At that point we elected to return to cleveland and received radar vectors back for the visual to 5R at hopkins. I believe that for air carrier operations, being limited to VFR with 1 navigation inoperative should not be allowed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAVIGATION RECEIVER FAILURE. RETURN TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED CLE IN ACFT XX (LTT) FOR DET AT XA15 -- FLT # XXXX. THE #1 NAV WAS MEL, SO THE FLT WAS LIMITED TO VFR ONLY. ABOUT 20 NM N OF CLEVELAND, THE #2 NAV WENT INOPERATIVE. (TRIED TO TUNE IN AKRON, DRYER VORS, AS WELL AS THE LOC FOR 5R AT HOPKINS). ALL FLAGS APPEARED RED EXCEPT THE LOC FLAG APPEARED GREEN ABOUT 1 MIN AFTER TURNING IT IN. THE WX WAS 4200 OVERCAST AT CLEVELAND BUT CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY TO THE N AND E. WE CLIMBED TO 8000' (REMAINING VFR AT ALL TIMES). AT THAT POINT WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO CLEVELAND AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS BACK FOR THE VISUAL TO 5R AT HOPKINS. I BELIEVE THAT FOR AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, BEING LIMITED TO VFR WITH 1 NAV INOPERATIVE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

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.