An air carrier captain expressed concern over NOTAM confusion on milton arrival to lga.

Attributes
ACN	745721
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : milton
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	745721
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
Publication	NOTAM

Narrative:

Lga NOTAM 6/44 after apple intersection expect radar vectors to final approach course. Radar required. Proud intersection via the lga VOR/DME R-225 na. Wef 06062816000. We arrived over apple intersection with no guidance as to whether this NOTAM was effective. When we asked the controller; we were instructed to fly the arrival as published. The controller was busy and we had already overflown apple. This NOTAM directly affects routing; and there is no indication as to when it is effective. Also the date is over a year old.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CAPT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER NOTAM CONFUSION ON MILTON ARR TO LGA.

Narrative: LGA NOTAM 6/44 AFTER APPLE INTXN EXPECT RADAR VECTORS TO FINAL APCH COURSE. RADAR REQUIRED. PROUD INTXN VIA THE LGA VOR/DME R-225 NA. WEF 06062816000. WE ARRIVED OVER APPLE INTXN WITH NO GUIDANCE AS TO WHETHER THIS NOTAM WAS EFFECTIVE. WHEN WE ASKED THE CTLR; WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO FLY THE ARR AS PUBLISHED. THE CTLR WAS BUSY AND WE HAD ALREADY OVERFLOWN APPLE. THIS NOTAM DIRECTLY AFFECTS ROUTING; AND THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN IT IS EFFECTIVE. ALSO THE DATE IS OVER A YEAR OLD.

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.