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A GPWS alert is received by the flight crew of a B737 on a night operation visual approach, using the PAPI on runway 34L at rno, nv.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 576848 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6600 msl bound upper : 6800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rno.tracon tower : san.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 576848 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 576847 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Navigational Facility Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : rno.tracon |
| Publication | 10-9A RNO |
Narrative:
While executing night visual approach to runway 34L at reno at approximately 6.1-6.2 DME, we received a momentary GPWS caution while on PAPI. Aural and visual cautions came and went in the blink of an eye. First officer was flying and leveled off. We went high on PAPI. First officer corrected back to PAPI, and we landed uneventfully. Runway and PAPI were always in sight. We found our error on close inspection of 10-9A rno page that states 'do not use PAPI outside 6 NM due to high terrain. Supplemental information from acn 576847: flying into rno missed a ball flag note not to use PAPI beyond 6 NM.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GPWS ALERT IS RECEIVED BY THE FLC OF A B737 ON A NIGHT OP VISUAL APCH, USING THE PAPI ON RWY 34L AT RNO, NV.
Narrative: WHILE EXECUTING NIGHT VISUAL APCH TO RWY 34L AT RENO AT APPROX 6.1-6.2 DME, WE RECEIVED A MOMENTARY GPWS CAUTION WHILE ON PAPI. AURAL AND VISUAL CAUTIONS CAME AND WENT IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. FO WAS FLYING AND LEVELED OFF. WE WENT HIGH ON PAPI. FO CORRECTED BACK TO PAPI, AND WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. RWY AND PAPI WERE ALWAYS IN SIGHT. WE FOUND OUR ERROR ON CLOSE INSPECTION OF 10-9A RNO PAGE THAT STATES 'DO NOT USE PAPI OUTSIDE 6 NM DUE TO HIGH TERRAIN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 576847: FLYING INTO RNO MISSED A BALL FLAG NOTE NOT TO USE PAPI BEYOND 6 NM.
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.