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Terrain problem hill -- air carrier crew reports a GPWS warning received inside the 26 mi fix on approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298159 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 298159 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Inside denay on runway 24R localizer at 2500 ft cleared for approach. Received mode 2 GPWS warning: 'terrain, terrain.' initiated go around as required by airline flight operations. Climbed to 3500 ft. Advised approach. After cessation of warning, reclred for approach. Descended back to 2500 ft and continued for uneventful landing runway 24R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TERRAIN PROB HILL -- ACR CREW RPTS A GPWS WARNING RECEIVED INSIDE THE 26 MI FIX ON APCH.
Narrative: INSIDE DENAY ON RWY 24R LOC AT 2500 FT CLRED FOR APCH. RECEIVED MODE 2 GPWS WARNING: 'TERRAIN, TERRAIN.' INITIATED GAR AS REQUIRED BY AIRLINE FLT OPS. CLBED TO 3500 FT. ADVISED APCH. AFTER CESSATION OF WARNING, RECLRED FOR APCH. DSNDED BACK TO 2500 FT AND CONTINUED FOR UNEVENTFUL LNDG RWY 24R.
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.