EMB175 flight crew reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATC during a day visual approach to ...

Attributes
ACN	1417107
Time
Date	201701
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	IND.Airport
State Reference	IN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Check Pilot Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Type 5
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown

Narrative:

We were approaching indianapolis airport from the southeast and being vectored in for a visual approach to 5R when asked if we had the field in site. We acknowledged and they cleared us for the visual while still on a vector taking us inside the final approach fix. We then turned to the west to enter a downwind because they left us high and so we could join outside the FAF for a stabilized approach. I notified ATC that we would be widening our base leg and they said no problem. We descended to the final approach altitude while in the turn from base to final approximately 2 NM outside the FAF. ATC notified us of a low altitude alert and asked if we still had the field in site. We responded that we did have a visual on the field and continued the approach as normal. There wasn't a need to take action. We were cleared for a visual and had the airport; approach environment; and runway in site.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB175 flight crew reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATC during a day visual approach to Runway 5R at IND; could see no reason for the alert and took no action.

Narrative: We were approaching Indianapolis airport from the southeast and being vectored in for a visual approach to 5R when asked if we had the field in site. We acknowledged and they cleared us for the visual while still on a vector taking us inside the final approach fix. We then turned to the west to enter a downwind because they left us high and so we could join outside the FAF for a stabilized approach. I notified ATC that we would be widening our base leg and they said no problem. We descended to the final approach altitude while in the turn from base to final approximately 2 NM outside the FAF. ATC notified us of a low altitude alert and asked if we still had the field in site. We responded that we did have a visual on the field and continued the approach as normal. There wasn't a need to take action. We were cleared for a visual and had the airport; approach environment; and runway in site.

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EMB175 flight crew reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATC during a day visual approach to runway 5R at ind; could see no reason for the alert and took no action.