B737-200 crew notes the air carrier files routes that only aircraft with FMC's and area navigation a...

Attributes
ACN	580870
Time
Date	200305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ama.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	580870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The filed route from ama to dal is 'ama heatr GREGS5 dal.' there is no ama VOR and the B-200 series aircraft is unable to fly direct to an intersection. The 200 aircraft cannot legally fly this route and it should be changed immediately.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 CREW NOTES THE ACR FILES ROUTES THAT ONLY ACFT WITH FMC'S AND AREA NAV ARE LEGAL TO FLY.

Narrative: THE FILED RTE FROM AMA TO DAL IS 'AMA HEATR GREGS5 DAL.' THERE IS NO AMA VOR AND THE B-200 SERIES ACFT IS UNABLE TO FLY DIRECT TO AN INTXN. THE 200 ACFT CANNOT LEGALLY FLY THIS RTE AND IT SHOULD BE CHANGED IMMEDIATELY.

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.

B737-200 crew notes the air carrier files routes that only aircraft with FMC's and area navigation are legal to fly.