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Air carrier medium large transport flight crew experiences GPWS on several different occasions on localizer DME (back course) runway 34L at rno.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 210140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 8200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rno |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 210140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On back course approach. Last 5 flts into rno runway 34L (5 different, same make/model aircraft) above all charted altitudes and above VASI -- white/white -- the GPWS went off from outside giger inbound until 2 to 3 DME. 'Whoop/whoop, pull up -- terrain/terrain.' appears approach altitudes should be changed and possibly a maximum airspeed on final of 140 KIAS maximum at wagge. Had we been IFR -- we'd never landed. 2 of 5 approachs were VNAV/LNAV charted approachs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG FLC EXPERIENCES GPWS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ON LOC DME (BACK COURSE) RWY 34L AT RNO.
Narrative: ON BACK COURSE APCH. LAST 5 FLTS INTO RNO RWY 34L (5 DIFFERENT, SAME MAKE/MODEL ACFT) ABOVE ALL CHARTED ALTS AND ABOVE VASI -- WHITE/WHITE -- THE GPWS WENT OFF FROM OUTSIDE GIGER INBOUND UNTIL 2 TO 3 DME. 'WHOOP/WHOOP, PULL UP -- TERRAIN/TERRAIN.' APPEARS APCH ALTS SHOULD BE CHANGED AND POSSIBLY A MAX AIRSPD ON FINAL OF 140 KIAS MAX AT WAGGE. HAD WE BEEN IFR -- WE'D NEVER LANDED. 2 OF 5 APCHS WERE VNAV/LNAV CHARTED APCHS.
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.