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Flight crew of MD88 encounter windshear on approach to runway 35L at den. Pws warning ensued followed by go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 623695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 14900 flight time type : 7400 |
| ASRS Report | 623695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 624728 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : pws warning |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Approximately 6 mi final runway 35L den, experienced airspeed loss of approximately 25 KTS. Power was increased with further decrease in airspeed. Approximately 4 mi out, received 'windshear' warning in cockpit. We initiated an immediate go around requiring maximum power for a few seconds. Windshear lasted about 10-15 seconds, then all was back to normal. PIREP was made to ATC. Second approach was normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MD88 ENCOUNTER WINDSHEAR ON APCH TO RWY 35L AT DEN. PWS WARNING ENSUED FOLLOWED BY GAR.
Narrative: APPROX 6 MI FINAL RWY 35L DEN, EXPERIENCED AIRSPD LOSS OF APPROX 25 KTS. PWR WAS INCREASED WITH FURTHER DECREASE IN AIRSPD. APPROX 4 MI OUT, RECEIVED 'WINDSHEAR' WARNING IN COCKPIT. WE INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE GAR REQUIRING MAX PWR FOR A FEW SECONDS. WINDSHEAR LASTED ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS, THEN ALL WAS BACK TO NORMAL. PIREP WAS MADE TO ATC. SECOND APCH WAS NORMAL.
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.