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Air carrier light transport (commuter type) experiences 500' altitude deviation while in turbulence on radar vectors to iad.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 137534 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 1900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad tower : jfk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 137534 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Moderate turbulence, radar vectors avoiding heavy areas of precipitation, for intercepting final approach to course to runway 1R iad, altitude deviation to 1400' MSL due to turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LTT (COMMUTER TYPE) EXPERIENCES 500' ALT DEVIATION WHILE IN TURBULENCE ON RADAR VECTORS TO IAD.
Narrative: MODERATE TURB, RADAR VECTORS AVOIDING HEAVY AREAS OF PRECIPITATION, FOR INTERCEPTING FINAL APCH TO COURSE TO RWY 1R IAD, ALT DEVIATION TO 1400' MSL DUE TO TURB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.