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TRACON controller vectoring an aircraft in a box pattern pattern vectored the aircraft below the minimum vectoring altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1758196 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AUS.TRACON |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other Holding Pattern |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 28 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X departed and told the tower they had some sort of engine malfunction. They handed him to me after the pilot requested to level off at 2;000 ft. And go somewhere to hold while the crew evaluated their options. After speaking to the pilot I took action to vector him around in our airspace until they had a decision to continue or return. I asked if he wanted to stay at 2;000 ft. And he answered in the affirmative. While box vectoring the aircraft it may have entered a small 2;500 ft. MVA (minimum vectoring altitude) in the southeast portion of the airspace before before completing an assigned turn to a heading of 360 away from the 2;500 ft. MVA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON Controller vectoring an aircraft in a box pattern pattern vectored the aircraft below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.
Narrative: Aircraft X departed and told the tower they had some sort of engine malfunction. They handed him to me after the pilot requested to level off at 2;000 ft. and go somewhere to hold while the crew evaluated their options. After speaking to the pilot I took action to vector him around in our airspace until they had a decision to continue or return. I asked if he wanted to stay at 2;000 ft. and he answered in the affirmative. While box vectoring the aircraft it may have entered a small 2;500 ft. MVA (Minimum Vectoring Altitude) in the southeast portion of the airspace before before completing an assigned turn to a heading of 360 away from the 2;500 ft. MVA.
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.