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Super MD80 in descent to sea, got GPWS warning at 6000 ft. Took immediate action and climbed to 11000 ft before warning ceased. No conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sea tower : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 356841 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While being vectored for an ILS approach to runway 16R we got a terrain warning and a pull up command. I added power and climbed until the warning stopped. We first got the warning at 6000 ft and it stopped at about 11000 ft. We notified the controller and he reclred us to descend. We flew the approach without any further warnings. The controller said we caused no conflict and that it was a non event as far as he was concerned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUPER MD80 IN DSCNT TO SEA, GOT GPWS WARNING AT 6000 FT. TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION AND CLBED TO 11000 FT BEFORE WARNING CEASED. NO CONFLICT.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS APCH TO RWY 16R WE GOT A TERRAIN WARNING AND A PULL UP COMMAND. I ADDED PWR AND CLBED UNTIL THE WARNING STOPPED. WE FIRST GOT THE WARNING AT 6000 FT AND IT STOPPED AT ABOUT 11000 FT. WE NOTIFIED THE CTLR AND HE RECLRED US TO DSND. WE FLEW THE APCH WITHOUT ANY FURTHER WARNINGS. THE CTLR SAID WE CAUSED NO CONFLICT AND THAT IT WAS A NON EVENT AS FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED.
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.