B747-400 flight crew reports that the bolki 2L SID departing runway 8 at etar requires a 519 ft level off until 3 DME from etar. The flight guidance system and GPWS are not designed to operate at this low altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	1076624
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ETAR.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	SID BOLKI 2
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

The bolki 2L SID for runway 08 at etar shows a hold down at 1;300 MSL (500 AGL) until 3 miles. The flight director caused us to balloon through this altitude by 300 ft. We corrected. Change the SID to allow for a turn at 1;300 ft without a hold down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747-400 flight crew reports that the BOLKI 2L SID departing Runway 8 at ETAR requires a 519 FT level off until 3 DME from ETAR. The flight guidance system and GPWS are not designed to operate at this low altitude.

Narrative: The BOLKI 2L SID for Runway 08 at ETAR shows a hold down at 1;300 MSL (500 AGL) until 3 miles. The Flight Director caused us to balloon through this altitude by 300 FT. We corrected. Change the SID to allow for a turn at 1;300 FT without a hold down.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.