Air carrier X received no identify on gep VOR when inbound on daly arrival to msp. VOR unreliable.

Attributes
ACN	294144
Time
Date	199501
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gep
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp tower : cae
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	294144
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	294143
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X on arrival on the 'daly' inbound to the gep VOR. No identify and first officer and captain's HSI's varied 3-4 degrees. 315 degree radial course inbound 135 degrees. We queried the approach controller, but he never got back to us, then shortly after, gave us a vector for arrival on msp runway 11L. We also had an air carrier inspector (FAA) in the jumpseat who expressed concern over our concern about the quality of the VOR. Recommend FAA flight check of gep VOR. Identify was good the next morning upon departure from msp on J70. Also, there was no mention of the VOR being OTS in the arrival ATIS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X RECEIVED NO IDENT ON GEP VOR WHEN INBOUND ON DALY ARR TO MSP. VOR UNRELIABLE.

Narrative: ACR X ON ARR ON THE 'DALY' INBOUND TO THE GEP VOR. NO IDENT AND FO AND CAPT'S HSI'S VARIED 3-4 DEGS. 315 DEG RADIAL COURSE INBOUND 135 DEGS. WE QUERIED THE APCH CTLR, BUT HE NEVER GOT BACK TO US, THEN SHORTLY AFTER, GAVE US A VECTOR FOR ARR ON MSP RWY 11L. WE ALSO HAD AN ACR INSPECTOR (FAA) IN THE JUMPSEAT WHO EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER OUR CONCERN ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE VOR. RECOMMEND FAA FLT CHK OF GEP VOR. IDENT WAS GOOD THE NEXT MORNING UPON DEP FROM MSP ON J70. ALSO, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE VOR BEING OTS IN THE ARR ATIS.

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.