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An md-S80 captain reported that his automatic altitude alert was so loud that it became dangerously distracting during a CAT III approach in cyvr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 459160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cyvr.airport |
| State Reference | BC |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cyvr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : cyvr.cat 3 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision approach other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 459160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Volume on automatic altitude alert too loud. Very distracting. Close to causing unsafe operation as it drowns out normal conversation. CAT III in cyvr was very difficult. I could not understand first officer when he was giving me critical information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD-S80 CAPT RPTED THAT HIS AUTO ALT ALERT WAS SO LOUD THAT IT BECAME DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTING DURING A CAT III APCH IN CYVR.
Narrative: VOLUME ON AUTO ALT ALERT TOO LOUD. VERY DISTRACTING. CLOSE TO CAUSING UNSAFE OP AS IT DROWNS OUT NORMAL CONVERSATION. CAT III IN CYVR WAS VERY DIFFICULT. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND FO WHEN HE WAS GIVING ME CRITICAL INFO.
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.