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An A300 pilot broke out at 500 ft aligned with a parallel runway after a normal approach to 700 ft when the pfd momentarily flashed but then stabilized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 776130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Fog other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 22l other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 776130 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were cleared the ILS runway 22L approach and given a shallow intercept to the localizer. We had tuned and idented the ILS. I was in map mode and the first officer was in arc (raw data). The winds at 2000 ft were approximately 260 degrees/30 KTS; 500 ft overcast mi RA br. We were tracking the ILS and at about 700 ft all of the data on my pfd disappeared for about 2-3 seconds. When they reappeared the ILS raw data on my pfd was still tracking the ILS the pitch and roll bars were steady; however; all modes of the flight mode annunciator indications were flashing. We broke out at 500 ft pointing to runway 22R. I saw an aircraft on the runway and initiated a go around. The tower saw us and called for a go around also. We retuned the ILS re-verified the identifier and landed with no problems on our second approach. A maintenance entry was logged regarding the unusual display and indications on my pfd.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 PILOT BROKE OUT AT 500 FT ALIGNED WITH A PARALLEL RWY AFTER A NORMAL APCH TO 700 FT WHEN THE PFD MOMENTARILY FLASHED BUT THEN STABILIZED.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED THE ILS RWY 22L APCH AND GIVEN A SHALLOW INTERCEPT TO THE LOC. WE HAD TUNED AND IDENTED THE ILS. I WAS IN MAP MODE AND THE FO WAS IN ARC (RAW DATA). THE WINDS AT 2000 FT WERE APPROX 260 DEGS/30 KTS; 500 FT OVCST MI RA BR. WE WERE TRACKING THE ILS AND AT ABOUT 700 FT ALL OF THE DATA ON MY PFD DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS. WHEN THEY REAPPEARED THE ILS RAW DATA ON MY PFD WAS STILL TRACKING THE ILS THE PITCH AND ROLL BARS WERE STEADY; HOWEVER; ALL MODES OF THE FLT MODE ANNUNCIATOR INDICATIONS WERE FLASHING. WE BROKE OUT AT 500 FT POINTING TO RWY 22R. I SAW AN ACFT ON THE RWY AND INITIATED A GAR. THE TWR SAW US AND CALLED FOR A GAR ALSO. WE RETUNED THE ILS RE-VERIFIED THE IDENTIFIER AND LANDED WITH NO PROBS ON OUR SECOND APCH. A MAINT ENTRY WAS LOGGED REGARDING THE UNUSUAL DISPLAY AND INDICATIONS ON MY PFD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.