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Erj-145LR captain reported egpws warning on approach due to setting airport field elevation as FAF altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1640875 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
The ground elevation is 6500' so I believe that was why it was confused with the FAF altitude.after being cleared RNAV xx in ZZZ at night we dialed 6500' for the FAF when it is published at 8500'. We received a ground proximity warning and complied by pulling up/leveling off and returning to 8500' after realizing the mistake.the lr egpws doesn't display obstacles clearance altitudes similar to the xr and shouldn't be dispatched to mountains based airports.the lido brightness is too dark and flashes when adjusting at night leading to more errors at quick glances.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERJ-145LR Captain reported EGPWS warning on approach due to setting airport field elevation as FAF altitude.
Narrative: The ground elevation is 6500' so I believe that was why it was confused with the FAF altitude.After being cleared RNAV XX in ZZZ at night we dialed 6500' for the FAF when it is published at 8500'. We received a Ground Proximity warning and complied by pulling up/leveling off and returning to 8500' after realizing the mistake.The LR EGPWS doesn't display obstacles clearance altitudes similar to the XR and shouldn't be dispatched to mountains based airports.The Lido brightness is too dark and flashes when adjusting at night leading to more errors at quick glances.
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.