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B737 captain with new first officer reports a terrain warning while on a wide left downwind visual approach at 6;000 ft for runway 25L at las. The captain had advised 6;000 ft until past the ridge at 4;609 ft; but the warning was activated and a climb to 6;500 ft initiated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1131871 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201311 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | L30.TRACON |
| State Reference | NV |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | MCP |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 17000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
New first officer out of IOE was the pilot flying. Accepted a visual approach to runway 25L. Visually saw terrain and saw terrain altitude 4;609 ft. First officer asked for 4;900 ft to which I said there is terrain at 4;609; no lower than 6;000 as we made a wide left downwind. Approaching the terrain we got a terrain warning and climbed to 6;500 ft. ATC never said anything to us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain with new First Officer reports a terrain warning while on a wide left downwind visual approach at 6;000 FT for Runway 25L at LAS. The Captain had advised 6;000 FT until past the ridge at 4;609 FT; but the warning was activated and a climb to 6;500 FT initiated.
Narrative: New First Officer out of IOE was the Pilot Flying. Accepted a visual approach to Runway 25L. Visually saw terrain and saw terrain altitude 4;609 FT. First Officer asked for 4;900 FT to which I said there is terrain at 4;609; no lower than 6;000 as we made a wide left downwind. Approaching the terrain we got a terrain warning and climbed to 6;500 FT. ATC never said anything to us.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.