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Attributes | |
ACN | 441573 |
Time | |
Date | 199906 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : rpll.airport |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Weather Elements | Rain |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : rpmm.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 1000 |
ASRS Report | 441573 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other other : 3 |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
I was the first officer on a flight from nrt to mnl, designated by the captain as the PF. After block-in, a mechanic entered the cockpit and asked if we had experienced any control problems. Answering no, he then informed us we had visual damage to the outboard left elevator. The only abnormal event during the flight was a GPWS alert 'terrain, terrain' about 30 NM northeast of mia (manila) VOR while descending through 8000 ft MSL. The alert occurred immediately after entering a small area of heavy rain. Both the captain and myself started the escape maneuver, then realizing we both were manipulating the controls, I let go and announced 'you have the aircraft.' a 'windshear-windshear' alert was heard. Recovering at about 8000 ft MSL, the autoplt was re-engaged and we continued. At 6 NM final I disconnected the autoplt. Due to the GPWS escape maneuver we were high and requested a 360 degree turn. Approach control gave us vectors to reintercept the localizer. The autoplt was re-engaged. Again at about 6 NM final, I disconnected the autoplt and completed a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG, A MECH INFORMED FLC OF A WDB THAT HE FOUND DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE ACFT'S ELEVATORS. CREW SPECULATED THAT THE ONLY ABNORMAL FLT INCIDENT WAS DURING DSCNT WHEN THEY RESPONDED WITH AN ESCAPE MANEUVER TO A GPWS WARNING.
Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON A FLT FROM NRT TO MNL, DESIGNATED BY THE CAPT AS THE PF. AFTER BLOCK-IN, A MECH ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND ASKED IF WE HAD EXPERIENCED ANY CTL PROBS. ANSWERING NO, HE THEN INFORMED US WE HAD VISUAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD L ELEVATOR. THE ONLY ABNORMAL EVENT DURING THE FLT WAS A GPWS ALERT 'TERRAIN, TERRAIN' ABOUT 30 NM NE OF MIA (MANILA) VOR WHILE DSNDING THROUGH 8000 FT MSL. THE ALERT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENTERING A SMALL AREA OF HVY RAIN. BOTH THE CAPT AND MYSELF STARTED THE ESCAPE MANEUVER, THEN REALIZING WE BOTH WERE MANIPULATING THE CTLS, I LET GO AND ANNOUNCED 'YOU HAVE THE ACFT.' A 'WINDSHEAR-WINDSHEAR' ALERT WAS HEARD. RECOVERING AT ABOUT 8000 FT MSL, THE AUTOPLT WAS RE-ENGAGED AND WE CONTINUED. AT 6 NM FINAL I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT. DUE TO THE GPWS ESCAPE MANEUVER WE WERE HIGH AND REQUESTED A 360 DEG TURN. APCH CTL GAVE US VECTORS TO REINTERCEPT THE LOC. THE AUTOPLT WAS RE-ENGAGED. AGAIN AT ABOUT 6 NM FINAL, I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND COMPLETED A NORMAL LNDG.
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.