Narrative:

On approach into gye after diverting from uio we were cleared to 2000 ft on the STAR 2 arrival in radar contact. In a 500 FPM descent from 3000 ft to 2000 ft, I noticed a hill that was illuminated with floodlights that had some antennae on it slightly right of our flight path. I noticed the radar altimeter come alive as we descended through 2500 ft. The charted MEA on our segment is 2000 ft. I had no doubt that we would pass at least 1000 ft above the hill that was now going below the nose of the aircraft. We also would clear the antennae that were on the hill by at least 1000 ft. As we descended through 2200 ft we got a GPWS terrain warning. The captain was flying and immediately rotated the nose up to a 15 degree climb and added power. The warning continued until climbing through approximately 3200 ft. This occurred about 10 mi northeast of the pal NDB. I was in expanded VOR mode with pal tuned and selected on the #2 NDB. The captain was in the missed approach mode with LNAV engaged. After the warning we confirmed with approach control the current altimeter setting which were set correctly and agreed with the changeover. We landed without incident. Supplemental information from acn 349416: on approach to gye from diversion at uio we were inbound to pal NDB on the STAR 2 descending to 2000 ft. Out of 2500 ft descending at 500 FPM we got a terrain GPWS warning. We added power and pulled up and the warning silenced at 3500 ft. The first officer reported seeing a hill with a lighted tower ahead of the aircraft. After landing we had a conversation with the tower who confirmed that there is terrain 1800 ft elevation about 10 mi nne of pal. I cannot believe that the MEA on the STAR 2 is 2000 ft when there is terrain at 1800 ft under the airway/STAR. Please investigate immediately.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING ARR AT FOREIGN ARPT ON A STAR, FLC RECEIVED GPWS TERRAIN ALERT AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION (CLBED). POSTFLT FOLLOW-UP WITH THE TWR CONFIRMED THAT TERRAIN RISES IN THAT AREA TO WITHIN 200 FT OF ACFT ALT.

Narrative: ON APCH INTO GYE AFTER DIVERTING FROM UIO WE WERE CLRED TO 2000 FT ON THE STAR 2 ARR IN RADAR CONTACT. IN A 500 FPM DSCNT FROM 3000 FT TO 2000 FT, I NOTICED A HILL THAT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH FLOODLIGHTS THAT HAD SOME ANTENNAE ON IT SLIGHTLY R OF OUR FLT PATH. I NOTICED THE RADAR ALTIMETER COME ALIVE AS WE DSNDED THROUGH 2500 FT. THE CHARTED MEA ON OUR SEGMENT IS 2000 FT. I HAD NO DOUBT THAT WE WOULD PASS AT LEAST 1000 FT ABOVE THE HILL THAT WAS NOW GOING BELOW THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. WE ALSO WOULD CLR THE ANTENNAE THAT WERE ON THE HILL BY AT LEAST 1000 FT. AS WE DSNDED THROUGH 2200 FT WE GOT A GPWS TERRAIN WARNING. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND IMMEDIATELY ROTATED THE NOSE UP TO A 15 DEG CLB AND ADDED PWR. THE WARNING CONTINUED UNTIL CLBING THROUGH APPROX 3200 FT. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 10 MI NE OF THE PAL NDB. I WAS IN EXPANDED VOR MODE WITH PAL TUNED AND SELECTED ON THE #2 NDB. THE CAPT WAS IN THE MISSED APCH MODE WITH LNAV ENGAGED. AFTER THE WARNING WE CONFIRMED WITH APCH CTL THE CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING WHICH WERE SET CORRECTLY AND AGREED WITH THE CHANGEOVER. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 349416: ON APCH TO GYE FROM DIVERSION AT UIO WE WERE INBOUND TO PAL NDB ON THE STAR 2 DSNDING TO 2000 FT. OUT OF 2500 FT DSNDING AT 500 FPM WE GOT A TERRAIN GPWS WARNING. WE ADDED PWR AND PULLED UP AND THE WARNING SILENCED AT 3500 FT. THE FO RPTED SEEING A HILL WITH A LIGHTED TWR AHEAD OF THE ACFT. AFTER LNDG WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE TWR WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS TERRAIN 1800 FT ELEVATION ABOUT 10 MI NNE OF PAL. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE MEA ON THE STAR 2 IS 2000 FT WHEN THERE IS TERRAIN AT 1800 FT UNDER THE AIRWAY/STAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY.

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.