B767 landed jfk below minimums.

Attributes
ACN	570077
Time
Date	200212
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	570077
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approaching jfk, WX dropped below minimums for runway 22L, held for about 30 mins while runway changed to runway 31R. Commenced approach to runway 31R but WX dropped below minimums prior to FAF. Executed missed approach with intention of proceeding to ewr. Approach then said runway 22L was available, but we had the NOTAM that ALS (MALSR) was out and this raised the minimums for runway 22L to RVR 4000 ft, prevailing RVR was varying 4000 ft to 1800 ft. We asked if ALS were working and were told twice (by tower at jfk) that all lights were operating. Rapidly approaching divert fuel, we commenced the ILS runway 22L, broke out and landed uneventfully, but observed ALS were not operating. RVR was below 4000 at the time so WX was not legal for this approach with ALS out. Contributing factors: rapidly changing WX, rapid runway changes, poor communications, flight crew given inaccurate information regarding status of runway lighting. Fuel situation meant the crew had to make a quick decision whether to commence approach or divert to ewr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 LANDED JFK BELOW MINIMUMS.

Narrative: APCHING JFK, WX DROPPED BELOW MINIMUMS FOR RWY 22L, HELD FOR ABOUT 30 MINS WHILE RWY CHANGED TO RWY 31R. COMMENCED APCH TO RWY 31R BUT WX DROPPED BELOW MINIMUMS PRIOR TO FAF. EXECUTED MISSED APCH WITH INTENTION OF PROCEEDING TO EWR. APCH THEN SAID RWY 22L WAS AVAILABLE, BUT WE HAD THE NOTAM THAT ALS (MALSR) WAS OUT AND THIS RAISED THE MINIMUMS FOR RWY 22L TO RVR 4000 FT, PREVAILING RVR WAS VARYING 4000 FT TO 1800 FT. WE ASKED IF ALS WERE WORKING AND WERE TOLD TWICE (BY TWR AT JFK) THAT ALL LIGHTS WERE OPERATING. RAPIDLY APCHING DIVERT FUEL, WE COMMENCED THE ILS RWY 22L, BROKE OUT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, BUT OBSERVED ALS WERE NOT OPERATING. RVR WAS BELOW 4000 AT THE TIME SO WX WAS NOT LEGAL FOR THIS APCH WITH ALS OUT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: RAPIDLY CHANGING WX, RAPID RWY CHANGES, POOR COMS, FLC GIVEN INACCURATE INFO REGARDING STATUS OF RWY LIGHTING. FUEL SIT MEANT THE CREW HAD TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION WHETHER TO COMMENCE APCH OR DIVERT TO EWR.

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.