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A B737NG crew received a egpws 'pull-up' command while near kelso intersection on an RNAV approach to mdpp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 834482 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDPP.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPWS |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 14178 Flight Crew Type 3900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 169 Flight Crew Total 9260 Flight Crew Type 169 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
While flying the RNAV (GPS) runway 08 approach at puerto plata; dominican republic; we had just crossed kelso at 3000 ft MSL. As soon as the aircraft began to descend; we received at single aural warning 'terrain; terrain; pull up.' no terrain depiction appeared on the flight display. It may have been a spurious warning or more seriously; a map shift. Flight conditions were IMC at night; so we honored the warning and climbed to ensure terrain clearance for that sector. We flew the approach/missed approach track into VMC conditions approximately 4.5 miles from the field; intercepted the published visual approach procedure; and landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737NG crew received a EGPWS 'pull-up' command while near KELSO intersection on an RNAV approach to MDPP.
Narrative: While flying the RNAV (GPS) Runway 08 approach at Puerto Plata; Dominican Republic; we had just crossed KELSO at 3000 FT MSL. As soon as the aircraft began to descend; we received at single aural warning 'terrain; terrain; pull up.' No terrain depiction appeared on the flight display. It may have been a spurious warning or more seriously; a map shift. Flight conditions were IMC at night; so we honored the warning and climbed to ensure terrain clearance for that sector. We flew the approach/missed approach track into VMC conditions approximately 4.5 miles from the field; intercepted the published visual approach procedure; and landed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.