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MSAW activation triggered warning from N90 to air carrier medium large transport that was on an ILS approach to ewr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 146385 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ewr airport : ewd |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tracon : mcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 146385 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on an ILS to runway 4R inside grity (12.1) descending to 1700' MSL, approach called out a 'low altitude alert, check altimeters 29.84.' perhaps the rapid descent from 3000' caused the alert to go off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MSAW ACTIVATION TRIGGERED WARNING FROM N90 TO ACR MLG THAT WAS ON AN ILS APCH TO EWR.
Narrative: WHILE ON AN ILS TO RWY 4R INSIDE GRITY (12.1) DSNDING TO 1700' MSL, APCH CALLED OUT A 'LOW ALT ALERT, CHK ALTIMETERS 29.84.' PERHAPS THE RAPID DSNT FROM 3000' CAUSED THE ALERT TO GO OFF.
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.