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Air carrier captain reported receiving an obstacle alert during descent on a night visual approach to runway 33 at bur.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1435609 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BUR.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
While flying into bur; was assigned runway 33 due to high winds out of the north. Initially we were assigned the RNAV but we communicated we did not have the charts and were then given vectors. After being cleared by approach for the visual; I dialed in 2200 feet which was traffic pattern altitude for the field. As I started the descent on the heading given for a base by ATC a 'caution obstacle' alert was announced. I immediately disconnected the autopilot to stop the descent; added power to climb; and turned the aircraft more towards the final leg away from last given heading since we were cleared for the visual. As I made the turn away from said obstacle; the first officer made an observation there was an antenna in close proximity. We continued to a stable final approach to landing and landed without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported receiving an obstacle alert during descent on a night visual approach to runway 33 at BUR.
Narrative: While flying into BUR; was assigned Runway 33 due to high winds out of the north. Initially we were assigned the RNAV but we communicated we did not have the charts and were then given vectors. After being cleared by approach for the visual; I dialed in 2200 feet which was Traffic Pattern Altitude for the field. As I started the descent on the heading given for a base by ATC a 'caution obstacle' alert was announced. I immediately disconnected the autopilot to stop the descent; added power to climb; and turned the aircraft more towards the final leg away from last given heading since we were cleared for the visual. As I made the turn away from said obstacle; the first officer made an observation there was an antenna in close proximity. We continued to a stable final approach to landing and landed without further incident.
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.