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Medium large transport aircraft on vectors for approach and above MVA receives GPWS to climb. Flight crew climbs 2000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : san artcc : mxha |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| 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 : 160 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 400477 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
2 NM northeast swatt intersection. Heading 240 degrees at 4000 ft, vectors to localizer runway 27 san. Aircraft clean at 220 KTS. GPWS terrain alert and climbed to 6000 ft. ATC reported 4000 ft was 200 ft above the MVA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT ON VECTORS FOR APCH AND ABOVE MVA RECEIVES GPWS TO CLB. FLC CLBS 2000 FT.
Narrative: 2 NM NE SWATT INTXN. HDG 240 DEGS AT 4000 FT, VECTORS TO LOC RWY 27 SAN. ACFT CLEAN AT 220 KTS. GPWS TERRAIN ALERT AND CLBED TO 6000 FT. ATC RPTED 4000 FT WAS 200 FT ABOVE THE MVA.
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.