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An A319 captain reported taking evasive action to an egpws alert level at 5;000 feet preparing for an approach to mdpc/puj runway 9. The navigational terrain display did not activate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1263417 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDPC.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPWS |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Concerning a GPWS event which occurred as we descended toward mdpc. We were in level flight with the terr button pushed. Nothing was indicated on the screen. We got a terrain pull up call. We did it 1.5 G to 5;000 feet and continued on to mdpc for a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 Captain reported taking evasive action to an EGPWS alert level at 5;000 feet preparing for an approach to MDPC/PUJ Runway 9. The NAVIGATIONAL TERRAIN Display did not activate.
Narrative: Concerning a GPWS event which occurred as we descended toward MDPC. We were in level flight with the TERR button pushed. Nothing was indicated on the screen. We got a Terrain Pull up call. We did it 1.5 G to 5;000 feet and continued on to MDPC for a normal landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.