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Flight crew of a B727 made an escape climb maneuver after GPWS warning during a radar vector for an ILS approach to runway 1 at alb while level at 2500 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : alb.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 01 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 467015 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 6075 flight time type : 0 |
| ASRS Report | 467019 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
Aircraft was on a 100 degree radar vector at 2500 ft MSL, being vectored for the ILS runway 1 at alb. Aircraft was level with flaps 2 degrees with autoplt engaged with altitude hold on. GPWS issued terrain/pull up alert at which time the crew executed a GPWS escape maneuver up to 4000 ft MSL. Informed ATC of event and requested radar vector and altitude change to complete approach ILS runway 1 alb. Normal landing. This is the second GPWS alert for air carrier X at alb in a month. Supplemental information from acn 467019: controller said MVA (minimum vector altitude) was 2500 ft. We descended back down and continued vectors for approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 MADE AN ESCAPE CLB MANEUVER AFTER GPWS WARNING DURING A RADAR VECTOR FOR AN ILS APCH TO RWY 1 AT ALB WHILE LEVEL AT 2500 FT.
Narrative: ACFT WAS ON A 100 DEG RADAR VECTOR AT 2500 FT MSL, BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS RWY 1 AT ALB. ACFT WAS LEVEL WITH FLAPS 2 DEGS WITH AUTOPLT ENGAGED WITH ALT HOLD ON. GPWS ISSUED TERRAIN/PULL UP ALERT AT WHICH TIME THE CREW EXECUTED A GPWS ESCAPE MANEUVER UP TO 4000 FT MSL. INFORMED ATC OF EVENT AND REQUESTED RADAR VECTOR AND ALT CHANGE TO COMPLETE APCH ILS RWY 1 ALB. NORMAL LNDG. THIS IS THE SECOND GPWS ALERT FOR ACR X AT ALB IN A MONTH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 467019: CTLR SAID MVA (MINIMUM VECTOR ALT) WAS 2500 FT. WE DSNDED BACK DOWN AND CONTINUED VECTORS FOR APCH.
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.