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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 613802 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 613802 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Been flying the runway 11 ILS into ewr fairly often in the last few months. The VASI always tells me that I'm low, even though I'm on the electronic GS. I recommend that this be flight checked and fixed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT CREW EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FREQUENT LOW INDICATIONS ON EWR VASI RWY 11.
Narrative: BEEN FLYING THE RWY 11 ILS INTO EWR FAIRLY OFTEN IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE VASI ALWAYS TELLS ME THAT I'M LOW, EVEN THOUGH I'M ON THE ELECTRONIC GS. I RECOMMEND THAT THIS BE FLT CHKED AND FIXED.
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.