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Attributes | |
ACN | 613802 |
Time | |
Date | 200403 |
Day | Mon |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
State Reference | NJ |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-800 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
ASRS Report | 613802 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Been flying the runway 11 ILS into ewr fairly often in the last few months. The VASI always tells me that I'm low, even though I'm on the electronic GS. I recommend that this be flight checked and fixed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT CREW EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FREQUENT LOW INDICATIONS ON EWR VASI RWY 11.
Narrative: BEEN FLYING THE RWY 11 ILS INTO EWR FAIRLY OFTEN IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE VASI ALWAYS TELLS ME THAT I'M LOW, EVEN THOUGH I'M ON THE ELECTRONIC GS. I RECOMMEND THAT THIS BE FLT CHKED AND FIXED.
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.