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A low time A319 PIC has a learning experience with his aircraft during an attempted ILS approach to an OTS ILS runway 26 with a go around and another approach to iah, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 561822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : i90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 26 other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 561822 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : automation overrode flight crew controller : issued advisory flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Navigational Facility Aircraft ATC Facility ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
We were 'cleared for ILS runway 26' at iah. Controller did not mention nor did we notice ILS OTS on ATIS. Cleared for the ILS runway 4000 ft, PF thought for a second that we had a false GS capture since the aft pitched up unexplainably and momentarily began a climb. PF disconnected the autoplt and called for 'flight directors off.' descending on GS, controller asked if we were going to be able to make it down ok and then mentioned that the GS was OTS. PF elected to execute a go around. Thinking we had an automatic thrust reverser system malfunction, we selected automatic thrust reverser off. We then tried a couple of times to re-establish automation with confusing results, since monitoring pilot only selected his flight director off when called for by PF.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW TIME A319 PIC HAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH HIS ACFT DURING AN ATTEMPTED ILS APCH TO AN OTS ILS RWY 26 WITH A GAR AND ANOTHER APCH TO IAH, TX.
Narrative: WE WERE 'CLRED FOR ILS RWY 26' AT IAH. CTLR DID NOT MENTION NOR DID WE NOTICE ILS OTS ON ATIS. CLRED FOR THE ILS RWY 4000 FT, PF THOUGHT FOR A SECOND THAT WE HAD A FALSE GS CAPTURE SINCE THE AFT PITCHED UP UNEXPLAINABLY AND MOMENTARILY BEGAN A CLB. PF DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND CALLED FOR 'FLT DIRECTORS OFF.' DSNDING ON GS, CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT DOWN OK AND THEN MENTIONED THAT THE GS WAS OTS. PF ELECTED TO EXECUTE A GAR. THINKING WE HAD AN AUTO THRUST REVERSER SYS MALFUNCTION, WE SELECTED AUTO THRUST REVERSER OFF. WE THEN TRIED A COUPLE OF TIMES TO RE-ESTABLISH AUTOMATION WITH CONFUSING RESULTS, SINCE MONITORING PLT ONLY SELECTED HIS FLT DIRECTOR OFF WHEN CALLED FOR BY PF.
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.