B727 cargo flight on approach to rno at 8500 ft encountered severe turbulence resulting in GPWS, no whoop, whoop, pull up, elected to climb to 10000 ft and advised the controller.

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Attributes
ACN	356871
Time
Date	199701
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	356871
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While on a vector by approach control, approaching reno from northwest, aircraft entered severe turbulence. Airspeed fluctuations were +/-20 KTS and altdevs were +/-300 ft. I decided to climb, when the GPWS announced 'terrain,' but no 'whoop, whoop, pull up' was announced, I advanced power and climbed to 10000 ft while announcing to approach that we were climbing to 10000 ft and had encountered a terrain warning and severe turbulence. There is nothing I would have done differently.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CARGO FLT ON APCH TO RNO AT 8500 FT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB RESULTING IN GPWS, NO WHOOP, WHOOP, PULL UP, ELECTED TO CLB TO 10000 FT AND ADVISED THE CTLR.

Narrative: WHILE ON A VECTOR BY APCH CTL, APCHING RENO FROM NW, ACFT ENTERED SEVERE TURB. AIRSPD FLUCTUATIONS WERE +/-20 KTS AND ALTDEVS WERE +/-300 FT. I DECIDED TO CLB, WHEN THE GPWS ANNOUNCED 'TERRAIN,' BUT NO 'WHOOP, WHOOP, PULL UP' WAS ANNOUNCED, I ADVANCED PWR AND CLBED TO 10000 FT WHILE ANNOUNCING TO APCH THAT WE WERE CLBING TO 10000 FT AND HAD ENCOUNTERED A TERRAIN WARNING AND SEVERE TURB. THERE IS NOTHING I WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY.

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.