Dispatched with the FMS inoperative; flight crew of erj are cleared direct to a VOR which is NOTAM'd...

Attributes
ACN	820815
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	BKW.VORTAC
State Reference	WV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	FMS/FMC
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

FMS was deferred on aircraft which required us to use ground based navigation aids. Bkw VOR was one of the aids we were filed to use. No NOTAMS were published regarding bkw VOR in my release package. Our equipment suffix was filed as -- m-sdwz -- south; which was correct for our deferred FMS configuration. Several hundred miles north of bkw we were cleared direct to that VOR. As we were far outside the service volume we had to tell the controller that we were unable to do that but we would be willing to take a heading until we received the signal. He cleared us as requested. The next controller did the same thing and our response was the same. Finally we were within 60 NM of the VOR according to the DME. This is within the service volume of bkw and still no signal. We then queried ATC if the VOR was operational and he said nope it was NOTAM'd out of service. He then gave us vectors to roa which was operational.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Dispatched with the FMS inoperative; flight crew of ERJ are cleared direct to a VOR which is NOTAM'd out of service and must learn for themselves they can't navigate to it.

Narrative: FMS was deferred on aircraft which required us to use ground based navigation aids. BKW VOR was one of the aids we were filed to use. No NOTAMS were published regarding BKW VOR in my release package. Our equipment suffix was filed as -- M-SDWZ -- S; which was correct for our deferred FMS configuration. Several hundred miles north of BKW we were cleared direct to that VOR. As we were far outside the service volume we had to tell the controller that we were unable to do that but we would be willing to take a heading until we received the signal. He cleared us as requested. The next controller did the same thing and our response was the same. Finally we were within 60 NM of the VOR according to the DME. This is within the service volume of BKW and still no signal. We then queried ATC if the VOR was operational and he said nope it was NOTAM'd out of service. He then gave us vectors to ROA which was operational.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Dispatched with the FMS inoperative; flight crew of erj are cleared direct to a VOR which is NOTAM'd out of service and must learn for themselves they can't navigate to it.