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A B737 first officer set the slc field elevation in the MCP altitude window during a night visual approach then descended below the final approach fix crossing altitude and at 1;000 ft realized the aircraft was low because of red VASI lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1148786 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SLC.Airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Altitude Alert |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 221 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 264 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I; the pilot flying; when cleared for a visual approach looked at the FMS to get the altitude to set in for the final approach. I accidentally looked at the wrong line on the FMS and set in the tdze and descended below the FAF altitude. I noticed the VASI was all red lights and; upon reaching 1;000 ft AGL; stopped the descent and flew level until the glide path.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 First Officer set the SLC field elevation in the MCP Altitude Window during a night visual approach then descended below the Final Approach Fix crossing altitude and at 1;000 FT realized the aircraft was low because of red VASI lights.
Narrative: I; the pilot flying; when cleared for a visual approach looked at the FMS to get the altitude to set in for the final approach. I accidentally looked at the wrong line on the FMS and set in the TDZE and descended below the FAF altitude. I noticed the VASI was all red lights and; upon reaching 1;000 FT AGL; stopped the descent and flew level until the glide path.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.