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Attributes | |
ACN | 181924 |
Time | |
Date | 199106 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : anc |
State Reference | AK |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : anc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : straight in |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 210 |
ASRS Report | 181924 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer instruction : trainee |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Situations | |
Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
The ILS approach to runway 6R had an excessive deflection below 500' AGL. This has gotten progressively worse during the past 6 months or so. Also it is affected by the low tide. It doesn't appear to be to the same level of signal quality as industry standard ILS is. G/south deviation is the specific problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER PLT NOTES GLIDE SLOPE STABILITY PROBLEM FOR ILS RWY 06 AT ANC.
Narrative: THE ILS APCH TO RWY 6R HAD AN EXCESSIVE DEFLECTION BELOW 500' AGL. THIS HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. ALSO IT IS AFFECTED BY THE LOW TIDE. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE TO THE SAME LEVEL OF SIGNAL QUALITY AS INDUSTRY STANDARD ILS IS. G/S DEV IS THE SPECIFIC PROB.
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.