A crj-200 flight crew experienced an egpws 'terrain terrain' warning on approach to phl in night IMC. As trained; they climbed in response to the alert.

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Attributes
ACN	802270
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Thunderstorm
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	802270
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : gpws
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At 3000 ft on a right downwind for runway 17 we got an egpws 'terrain terrain pull up pull up' and we climbed to 4000 ft to comply with the egpws.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-200 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED AN EGPWS 'TERRAIN TERRAIN' WARNING ON APPROACH TO PHL IN NIGHT IMC. AS TRAINED; THEY CLIMBED IN RESPONSE TO THE ALERT.

Narrative: AT 3000 FT ON A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17 WE GOT AN EGPWS 'TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP PULL UP' AND WE CLBED TO 4000 FT TO COMPLY WITH THE EGPWS.

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.