A B757 flight crew experiences an egpws terrain warning at 2;300 feet during a night visual approach...

Attributes
ACN	1254653
Time
Date	201504
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	BOS.Airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Captains leg; ATC cleared us to 2;500 for visual approach to runway 17. ATC asked if we had field in site; captain said yes and I agreed. Told to switch to tower. FAF altitude was placed in the window. While tuning tower freq we got a 'terrain; terrain pull up'. Captain disengaged the autopilot; raised the nose and advanced power. The warning ceased immediately and the radio altimeter indicated clear of terrain. Normal landing followed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 Flight crew experiences an EGPWS terrain warning at 2;300 feet during a night visual approach to Runway 17 at MHT. The crew was NNW of the field at the time and took evasive action.

Narrative: Captains leg; ATC cleared us to 2;500 for visual approach to runway 17. ATC asked if we had field in site; Captain said yes and I agreed. Told to switch to tower. FAF altitude was placed in the window. While tuning tower freq we got a 'terrain; terrain pull up'. Captain disengaged the autopilot; raised the nose and advanced power. The warning ceased immediately and the radio altimeter indicated clear of terrain. Normal landing followed.

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.

A B757 flight crew experiences an egpws terrain warning at 2;300 feet during a night visual approach to runway 17 at mht. The crew was nnw of the field at the time and took evasive action.