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B747 flight crew experiences a terrain warning at 800 ft during approach to runway 25R at vhhh. Night VMC prevailed and the warning stopped immediately. Ships on the water below were believed to be the cause.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 897381 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | VHHH.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Relief Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 18750 Flight Crew Type 2737 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On approach to vhhh runway 25R. Out of 800 ft received a 'terrain pull up' we were on glide slope night VMC. We could see water below with no terrain. Continued approach and wrote up GPWS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747 flight crew experiences a terrain warning at 800 FT during approach to Runway 25R at VHHH. Night VMC prevailed and the warning stopped immediately. Ships on the water below were believed to be the cause.
Narrative: On approach to VHHH Runway 25R. Out of 800 FT received a 'Terrain Pull Up' We were on glide slope night VMC. We could see water below with no terrain. Continued approach and wrote up GPWS.
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.