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With aircraft on course and altitude 1500 ft, approach controller received a low altitude alert and notified the flight crew. The erroneous alert probably was attributed to rain and lightning in the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335047 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 335047 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Dca VOR/DME 18 on may/xx/96 at XX00Z we were approximately 5 DME fix at 1500 ft MSL when ATC advised altitude alert. We were over the river on course and altitude. WX was raining/lightning and visibility about 3 mi. Nothing else from ATC. Uneventful approach to a normal landing at dca. Very distracting call at that time in the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WITH ACFT ON COURSE AND ALT 1500 FT, APCH CTLR RECEIVED A LOW ALT ALERT AND NOTIFIED THE FLC. THE ERRONEOUS ALERT PROBABLY WAS ATTRIBUTED TO RAIN AND LIGHTNING IN THE AREA.
Narrative: DCA VOR/DME 18 ON MAY/XX/96 AT XX00Z WE WERE APPROX 5 DME FIX AT 1500 FT MSL WHEN ATC ADVISED ALT ALERT. WE WERE OVER THE RIVER ON COURSE AND ALT. WX WAS RAINING/LIGHTNING AND VISIBILITY ABOUT 3 MI. NOTHING ELSE FROM ATC. UNEVENTFUL APCH TO A NORMAL LNDG AT DCA. VERY DISTRACTING CALL AT THAT TIME IN THE FLT.
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.