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An mdt crew heard 'index 'a' capability' on the ATIS. After landing, they learned that this means no or insufficient crash fire rescue equipment capability at the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 222565 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gnv |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 360 |
| ASRS Report | 222565 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In range to gnv, the ATIS stated that gnv was operating under index a capability. Neither pilot knew what that meant and did not ask until after we had landed. Gnv ground control advised that it meant crash/rescue and/or fire fighting equipment was insufficient for air carrier operators. Furthermore, acrs operated in and out of gnv at their own risk in this situation. This was corrected prior to our taking off again. I certainly was remiss in not determining immediately what it meant, and I feel that the airport manager should have made this situation clrer to the flcs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MDT CREW HEARD 'INDEX 'A' CAPABILITY' ON THE ATIS. AFTER LNDG, THEY LEARNED THAT THIS MEANS NO OR INSUFFICIENT CFR CAPABILITY AT THE ARPT.
Narrative: IN RANGE TO GNV, THE ATIS STATED THAT GNV WAS OPERATING UNDER INDEX A CAPABILITY. NEITHER PLT KNEW WHAT THAT MEANT AND DID NOT ASK UNTIL AFTER WE HAD LANDED. GNV GND CTL ADVISED THAT IT MEANT CRASH/RESCUE AND/OR FIRE FIGHTING EQUIP WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR ACR OPERATORS. FURTHERMORE, ACRS OPERATED IN AND OUT OF GNV AT THEIR OWN RISK IN THIS SITUATION. THIS WAS CORRECTED PRIOR TO OUR TAKING OFF AGAIN. I CERTAINLY WAS REMISS IN NOT DETERMINING IMMEDIATELY WHAT IT MEANT, AND I FEEL THAT THE ARPT MGR SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS SITUATION CLRER TO THE FLCS.
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.