An air carrier captain questions his acrs policy, or lack of policy, at bur.

Attributes
ACN	292146
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bur
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	292146
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

I had a flight in early dec to bur. Briefed first off on vny and possibility of TA/RA. Also briefed that, at normal vectoring altitude, we would have over 1000 ft separation from mountains northwest of bur, that a terrain GPWS warning could be expected and not to worry. We were VFR and, as briefed, we got a GPWS and did not respond. Looking back over air carrier and commercial pages, the reference to the GPWS situation has been taken out. Training stressed that whenever you get a GPWS you have to respond to a terrain warning and I see no authority in writing that allows me to deviate from that. Was the removal intentional from the bur pages in which case I should have recovered or can I still, in places like tus and bur, not respond and in what conditions (VFR-IFR)!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CAPT QUESTIONS HIS ACRS POLICY, OR LACK OF POLICY, AT BUR.

Narrative: I HAD A FLT IN EARLY DEC TO BUR. BRIEFED FIRST OFF ON VNY AND POSSIBILITY OF TA/RA. ALSO BRIEFED THAT, AT NORMAL VECTORING ALT, WE WOULD HAVE OVER 1000 FT SEPARATION FROM MOUNTAINS NW OF BUR, THAT A TERRAIN GPWS WARNING COULD BE EXPECTED AND NOT TO WORRY. WE WERE VFR AND, AS BRIEFED, WE GOT A GPWS AND DID NOT RESPOND. LOOKING BACK OVER ACR AND COMMERCIAL PAGES, THE REF TO THE GPWS SIT HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT. TRAINING STRESSED THAT WHENEVER YOU GET A GPWS YOU HAVE TO RESPOND TO A TERRAIN WARNING AND I SEE NO AUTHORITY IN WRITING THAT ALLOWS ME TO DEVIATE FROM THAT. WAS THE REMOVAL INTENTIONAL FROM THE BUR PAGES IN WHICH CASE I SHOULD HAVE RECOVERED OR CAN I STILL, IN PLACES LIKE TUS AND BUR, NOT RESPOND AND IN WHAT CONDITIONS (VFR-IFR)!

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.