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Attributes | |
ACN | 722867 |
Time | |
Date | 200701 |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ege.airport |
State Reference | CO |
Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Weather Elements | Windshear |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1700 |
ASRS Report | 722867 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
While descending on FMS 25 approach to ege we had a terrain warning 'whoop; whoop; pull up.' this occurred between hamos and barza at approximately 10000 ft and above depicted vertical profile. WX was clear with full moon on snow covered mountains. All terrain was fully in view and approach continued to landing. At the time of warning aircraft was gear down with flaps 3 degrees and maximum of 160 KIAS. No apparent reason was found for terrain warning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS AN EGPWS TERRAIN WARNING DURING APCH TO EGE.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING ON FMS 25 APCH TO EGE WE HAD A TERRAIN WARNING 'WHOOP; WHOOP; PULL UP.' THIS OCCURRED BTWN HAMOS AND BARZA AT APPROX 10000 FT AND ABOVE DEPICTED VERT PROFILE. WX WAS CLR WITH FULL MOON ON SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS. ALL TERRAIN WAS FULLY IN VIEW AND APCH CONTINUED TO LNDG. AT THE TIME OF WARNING ACFT WAS GEAR DOWN WITH FLAPS 3 DEGS AND MAX OF 160 KIAS. NO APPARENT REASON WAS FOUND FOR TERRAIN WARNING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.