Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 2 Eng; Retractable Gear
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Total 3500; Flight Crew Type 1000
Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Chart Or Publication; Procedure
I was on a PART 135 flight to SDL. I filed ...... DRK.JCOBS2. I was given a clearance by clearance delivery. On departure fly heading direct IGM direct DRK and then As Filed. I departed and when I was handed over to ABQ Center I was given direct DRK as I approached DRK I asked for Direct SWIRL which is a published fix on the JCOBS2 arrival. The Controller at ABQ informed me that JCOBS2 is not authorized and I should be on the DSERT1 Arrival and asked me who gave me JCOBS2. I read back my clearance and informed him I filed JCOBS2 and had not seen the FDC NOTAM when I did my preflight prep. He indicated I was not the first to have this problem and I heard several others after my check in with the same problem. The Controller informed me the procedure was deleted however it is still published and in the nav databases. After verifying my clearance with ABQ I edited my loaded flight plan reviewed the DSERT1 arrival and completed the flight uneventfully to SDL.
A pilot filed and was issued the SDL JCOBS2 arrival but was notified by ABQ that the arrival was NOTAMed canceled but still available in databases. Many other SDL and PHX SIDs and STARs have been NOTAMed unavailable.