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B737-700 flight crew reported receiving false wind shear warnings on two approaches to runway 27 at bos; commenting this is a known problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 978010 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BOS.Airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Safety Instrumentation & Information |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 226 Flight Crew Type 9000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 166 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We were on a visual approach to runway 27 at bos. The weather was clear and the winds were steady out of the west at ten knots. At 200' AGL; we received a wind shear warning. We performed a go-around; and when I looked at the radar display; it was in a test pattern. We returned for another approach; and received the exact same warning at 200' AGL. It lasted only long enough for the aural warning; and then the radar indicated the test pattern. There are several reports concerning the same issue for bos.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 flight crew reported receiving false wind shear warnings on two approaches to Runway 27 at BOS; commenting this is a known problem.
Narrative: We were on a visual approach to Runway 27 at BOS. The weather was clear and the winds were steady out of the west at ten knots. At 200' AGL; we received a wind shear warning. We performed a go-around; and when I looked at the radar display; it was in a test pattern. We returned for another approach; and received the exact same warning at 200' AGL. It lasted only long enough for the aural warning; and then the radar indicated the test pattern. There are several reports concerning the same issue for BOS.
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.