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DC10-10 crew executed a GPWS escape maneuver with climb until the warning stopped. Aircraft was above the minimum vectoring altitude at the time of occurrence in nct class east.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 568179 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : nct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 10 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : 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 : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 568179 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 56 flight time total : 10600 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 568180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather FAA Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While descending to 5000 ft on radar vector, GPWS sounded alert 'terrain.' climbed to 6200 ft, advised approach control and descended back to 5000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10-10 CREW EXECUTED A GPWS ESCAPE MANEUVER WITH CLB UNTIL THE WARNING STOPPED. ACFT WAS ABOVE THE MINIMUM VECTORING ALT AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE IN NCT CLASS E.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING TO 5000 FT ON RADAR VECTOR, GPWS SOUNDED ALERT 'TERRAIN.' CLBED TO 6200 FT, ADVISED APCH CTL AND DSNDED BACK TO 5000 FT.
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.