BE1900 flight crew files for discontinued STAR into ffz.

Attributes
ACN	572352
Time
Date	200301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc artcc : zdv.artcc tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	572352
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Chart Or Publication FAA
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

When filing IFR to ffz, prescott FSS advised using ferer 5 STAR, which we did. Departing our airport, ZDV cleared us to ffz via the ferer 5. When we contacted ZAB and advised controller we were going direct 1 mi northwest ferer 5, he said that arrival had been discontinued about 1 yr ago and 'did you not know that?' he then cleared us for the jacobs 1 arrival. Why didn't FSS, ZDV, honeywell (our FMS database) and commercial charts know it had been discontinued for over 1 yr? Neither is there any notice in the fdc or local NOTAMS. It is still being printed on the back of the same commercial chart page as the jacobs 1.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE1900 FLC FILES FOR DISCONTINUED STAR INTO FFZ.

Narrative: WHEN FILING IFR TO FFZ, PRESCOTT FSS ADVISED USING FERER 5 STAR, WHICH WE DID. DEPARTING OUR ARPT, ZDV CLRED US TO FFZ VIA THE FERER 5. WHEN WE CONTACTED ZAB AND ADVISED CTLR WE WERE GOING DIRECT 1 MI NW FERER 5, HE SAID THAT ARR HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED ABOUT 1 YR AGO AND 'DID YOU NOT KNOW THAT?' HE THEN CLRED US FOR THE JACOBS 1 ARR. WHY DIDN'T FSS, ZDV, HONEYWELL (OUR FMS DATABASE) AND COMMERCIAL CHARTS KNOW IT HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR OVER 1 YR? NEITHER IS THERE ANY NOTICE IN THE FDC OR LCL NOTAMS. IT IS STILL BEING PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE SAME COMMERCIAL CHART PAGE AS THE JACOBS 1.

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.