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A320 captain reported being high crossing FAF then receiving 'terrain; terrain' warning from aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1589744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PIT.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 786 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Conducting the visual approach; RNAV back up runway 28C in pit. ATC instructed maintain 3;500 feet until established on final. Crossed FAF about 500 feet high to comply. As I was making a positive correction to get the aircraft on vertical profile; received a 'terrain; terrain'. This occurred above 2;000 feet. Made slight correction; warning ceased and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported being high crossing FAF then receiving 'terrain; terrain' warning from aircraft.
Narrative: Conducting the visual approach; RNAV back up Runway 28C in PIT. ATC instructed maintain 3;500 feet until established on final. Crossed FAF about 500 feet high to comply. As I was making a positive correction to get the aircraft on vertical profile; received a 'Terrain; Terrain'. This occurred above 2;000 feet. Made slight correction; warning ceased and landed uneventfully.
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.