B737-300 fly CAT III autoland in aircraft equipped only for CAT ii.

Attributes
ACN	662072
Time
Date	200506
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ont.tower tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 26l
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	662072
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	662406
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

Due to multiple interruptions and distrs during preflight; taxi; climb; cruise; descent and landing; caused by the onboard FAA inspector; a minor maintenance issue during climb and cruise; and ATC coordination on descent and landing; we inadvertently demonstrated a successful CAT III approach and autoland in a CAT ii certified aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLY CAT III AUTOLAND IN ACFT EQUIPPED ONLY FOR CAT II.

Narrative: DUE TO MULTIPLE INTERRUPTIONS AND DISTRS DURING PREFLT; TAXI; CLB; CRUISE; DSCNT AND LNDG; CAUSED BY THE ONBOARD FAA INSPECTOR; A MINOR MAINT ISSUE DURING CLB AND CRUISE; AND ATC COORD ON DSCNT AND LNDG; WE INADVERTENTLY DEMONSTRATED A SUCCESSFUL CAT III APCH AND AUTOLAND IN A CAT II CERTIFIED ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.