A B722 crew landed at bhm with the PAPI inoperative.

Attributes
ACN	527507
Time
Date	200110
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm.airport
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Windshear
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bhm.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 18
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	527507
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was part of the crew on flight, cvg to bhm, on oct/xa/01. We were cleared localizer runway 18 at bhm. We proceeded visually as we neared the field. As we descended to land, we observed that the PAPI lights were not visible. Post landing, we asked tower and they stated the PAPI's were operational. No NOTAMS were issued regarding the PAPI's. Company issued 'special pages' for bhm stipulate that PAPI's must be operational to land on bhm runway 18. Landing was uneventful on runway 18. Winds were 150 degrees at 15 KTS gusting to 22 KTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B722 CREW LANDED AT BHM WITH THE PAPI INOP.

Narrative: I WAS PART OF THE CREW ON FLT, CVG TO BHM, ON OCT/XA/01. WE WERE CLRED LOC RWY 18 AT BHM. WE PROCEEDED VISUALLY AS WE NEARED THE FIELD. AS WE DSNDED TO LAND, WE OBSERVED THAT THE PAPI LIGHTS WERE NOT VISIBLE. POST LNDG, WE ASKED TWR AND THEY STATED THE PAPI'S WERE OPERATIONAL. NO NOTAMS WERE ISSUED REGARDING THE PAPI'S. COMPANY ISSUED 'SPECIAL PAGES' FOR BHM STIPULATE THAT PAPI'S MUST BE OPERATIONAL TO LAND ON BHM RWY 18. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL ON RWY 18. WINDS WERE 150 DEGS AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 22 KTS.

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.