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A320 captain reported receiving an egpws 'terrain' warning on visual approach to mmpr runway 22.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1150135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MMPR.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I was the pilot not flying and the first officer was the pilot flying. He was hand flying the airplane when we were vectored by ATC to a heading over the terrain north of the mmpr airport to descend in visual conditions for the visual approach to runway 22. There was a brief discussion on the altitude to be set in the altitude window but I eventually set the final approach fix altitude (roughly 2;000 ft) as the first officer stated to me he would watch his descent over the terrain. While crossing the terrain in day VMC conditions; as the terrain was in sight the entire time and the first officer continued a shallow descent over the terrain; the egpws warning of 'terrain; terrain; pull up; pull up' was triggered. The first officer took corrective action; arrested the descent and after the egpws warning subsided; we proceeded to turn onto final; completed the VFR approach and landed uneventfully. The first officer and I had both flown into mmpr many times and were familiar with the airport surroundings and the terrain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported receiving an EGPWS 'Terrain' warning on visual approach to MMPR Runway 22.
Narrative: I was the pilot not flying and the First Officer was the pilot flying. He was hand flying the airplane when we were vectored by ATC to a heading over the terrain north of the MMPR airport to descend in visual conditions for the visual approach to Runway 22. There was a brief discussion on the altitude to be set in the altitude window but I eventually set the final approach fix altitude (roughly 2;000 FT) as the First Officer stated to me he would watch his descent over the terrain. While crossing the terrain in day VMC conditions; as the terrain was in sight the entire time and the First Officer continued a shallow descent over the terrain; the EGPWS warning of 'Terrain; Terrain; Pull Up; Pull Up' was triggered. The First Officer took corrective action; arrested the descent and after the EGPWS warning subsided; we proceeded to turn onto final; completed the VFR approach and landed uneventfully. The First Officer and I had both flown into MMPR many times and were familiar with the airport surroundings and the terrain.
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