Narrative:

Filed from flight control to fly rsw to cvg via sweed 7 arrival. Cleared as filed by ATC. Cleared to descend and cross dresr at FL240. Handed off to ZID. Approaching sweed indy asks if we are flying an assigned heading. We indicted; 'no; proceeding direct sweed as filed.' we are told 'we aren't using that arrival; turn left...heading 300 degrees.' later informed that even though we were filed and cleared the sweed 7 arrival; vxx transition; and in fact cleared to descend and maintain FL240 by a fix found only on that transition; the transition was notamed out. No known conflicts arose.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 PLT DEVIATED FROM CLRED TRACK BECAUSE HE MISSED A NOTAM THAT AFFECTED HIS FILED ARR.

Narrative: FILED FROM FLT CTL TO FLY RSW TO CVG VIA SWEED 7 ARR. CLRED AS FILED BY ATC. CLRED TO DSND AND CROSS DRESR AT FL240. HANDED OFF TO ZID. APCHING SWEED INDY ASKS IF WE ARE FLYING AN ASSIGNED HDG. WE INDICTED; 'NO; PROCEEDING DIRECT SWEED AS FILED.' WE ARE TOLD 'WE AREN'T USING THAT ARR; TURN L...HDG 300 DEGS.' LATER INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH WE WERE FILED AND CLRED THE SWEED 7 ARR; VXX TRANSITION; AND IN FACT CLRED TO DSND AND MAINTAIN FL240 BY A FIX FOUND ONLY ON THAT TRANSITION; THE TRANSITION WAS NOTAMED OUT. NO KNOWN CONFLICTS AROSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.