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Attributes | |
ACN | 791367 |
Time | |
Date | 200806 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : fmg.vortac |
State Reference | NV |
Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : rno.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-700 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other vortac |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 209 flight time type : 3500 |
ASRS Report | 791367 |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company |
Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On descent; the dispatch release noted a planned altitude over fmg VOR at 6000 ft MSL. This provides only 20 ft of clearance with terrain as the VOR is located on top of a mountain with an elevation of 5980 ft MSL. We determined that altitude would not provide safe terrain separation and flew accordingly. All company flight plans need to have arrival altitudes scrubbed and corrected to prevent unsafe altitudes on flight plans. Dispatch flight plan shows fmg altitude at 6000 ft MSL; fmg VOR is located on peak at 5980 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FO REPORTS COMPANY GENERATED COMPUTER FLIGHT PLANS HAVE ACFT CROSSING FMG VOR BELOW MSA.
Narrative: ON DSCNT; THE DISPATCH RELEASE NOTED A PLANNED ALT OVER FMG VOR AT 6000 FT MSL. THIS PROVIDES ONLY 20 FT OF CLRNC WITH TERRAIN AS THE VOR IS LOCATED ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN WITH AN ELEVATION OF 5980 FT MSL. WE DETERMINED THAT ALT WOULD NOT PROVIDE SAFE TERRAIN SEPARATION AND FLEW ACCORDINGLY. ALL COMPANY FLT PLANS NEED TO HAVE ARR ALTS SCRUBBED AND CORRECTED TO PREVENT UNSAFE ALTS ON FLT PLANS. DISPATCH FLT PLAN SHOWS FMG ALT AT 6000 FT MSL; FMG VOR IS LOCATED ON PEAK AT 5980 FT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.