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Air carrier captain on approach to elp received a windshear warning; executed the escape maneuver; and proceeded to their alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1426986 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ELP.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Arriving at elp the winds were 240 at 25 to 30 knots gusting 41 to 45 knots with a high wind advisory. I chose runway 26L to be into the wind. ATIS was reporting windshear advisories; however the tower reported to us there was no current wind shear reports. At the final approach fix we could see the runway. Just inside the fix we got a red windshear warning. I immediately executed the windshear warning procedure. Considering all the factors of wind; weather and fuel I decided that at that point going to our alternate was the safest course of action. We flew to our alternate and made a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain on approach to ELP received a windshear warning; executed the escape maneuver; and proceeded to their alternate.
Narrative: Arriving at ELP the winds were 240 at 25 to 30 knots gusting 41 to 45 knots with a high wind advisory. I chose runway 26L to be into the wind. ATIS was reporting Windshear Advisories; however the tower reported to us there was no current wind shear reports. At the final approach fix we could see the runway. Just inside the fix we got a Red Windshear Warning. I immediately executed the Windshear Warning procedure. Considering all the factors of wind; weather and fuel I decided that at that point going to our alternate was the safest course of action. We flew to our alternate and made a normal landing.
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.