Below minimum landing.

Attributes
ACN	143627
Time
Date	199004
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jax
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	143627
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	143622
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were flying from tampa to jacksonville international. Jax WX was 2000 RVR. I noticed a NOTAM saying jax CAT ii not authorized. I questioned the center controller about the NOTAM. He said he would check with jax. When he got back with us he said they were landing in jax. We said 'so they are doing CAT ii's, he said yes. When we were turned over to approach he said the RVR was 2000' on runway 7 and asked us if that was sufficient for us. We said yes, since 1200 RVR is all that's needed for CAT ii. Upon arriving at the gate we went in to operations to question the NOTAM. We discovered that CAT ii apches have been not authorized for over a year. The CAT I minimums are 2400' RVR. Controllers should know the air carrier standard CAT I, ii, and III minimums for their airports. Also the ATIS should state 'no CAT ii's' when out of service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BELOW MINIMUM LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING FROM TAMPA TO JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL. JAX WX WAS 2000 RVR. I NOTICED A NOTAM SAYING JAX CAT II NOT AUTHORIZED. I QUESTIONED THE CENTER CTLR ABOUT THE NOTAM. HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK WITH JAX. WHEN HE GOT BACK WITH US HE SAID THEY WERE LNDG IN JAX. WE SAID 'SO THEY ARE DOING CAT II'S, HE SAID YES. WHEN WE WERE TURNED OVER TO APCH HE SAID THE RVR WAS 2000' ON RWY 7 AND ASKED US IF THAT WAS SUFFICIENT FOR US. WE SAID YES, SINCE 1200 RVR IS ALL THAT'S NEEDED FOR CAT II. UPON ARRIVING AT THE GATE WE WENT IN TO OPERATIONS TO QUESTION THE NOTAM. WE DISCOVERED THAT CAT II APCHES HAVE BEEN NOT AUTHORIZED FOR OVER A YEAR. THE CAT I MINIMUMS ARE 2400' RVR. CTLRS SHOULD KNOW THE AIR CARRIER STANDARD CAT I, II, AND III MINIMUMS FOR THEIR ARPTS. ALSO THE ATIS SHOULD STATE 'NO CAT II'S' WHEN OUT OF SERVICE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.