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An air carrier captain reported three reoccurring issues for aircraft approach sju: ATC keeps aircraft high over the runway 8 FAF; a runway 8 false glide slope can cause a pitch up; and lagoon visuals are not authorized at night.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 869483 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SJU.Airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
I would like to highlight three reoccurring problems at sju. The first is approach control keeping us too high while being vectored to runway 08 from the north. We were kept at 2;500 ft and turned on to final virtually over the FAF (about 1;000 ft high). We ended up going around due to exceeding stable approach parameters. Our next approach pointed out another problem which is intercepting a false glideslope to runway 08. At 2;000 ft; the autopilot abruptly pitched up to intercept wrong glideslope. I had to disconnect the autopilot to gain control of the aircraft. Third; it is often forgotten by us and sju approach control that the lagoon visual is not authorized at night! These problems need to be addressed in a more robust fashion than in the past they have existed for way too long and have not been corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier Captain reported three reoccurring issues for aircraft approach SJU: ATC keeps aircraft high over the Runway 8 FAF; a Runway 8 false glide slope can cause a pitch up; and Lagoon Visuals are not authorized at night.
Narrative: I would like to highlight three reoccurring problems at SJU. The first is Approach Control keeping us too high while being vectored to Runway 08 from the North. We were kept at 2;500 FT and turned on to final virtually over the FAF (about 1;000 FT high). We ended up going around due to exceeding stable approach parameters. Our next approach pointed out another problem which is intercepting a false glideslope to Runway 08. At 2;000 FT; the autopilot abruptly pitched up to intercept wrong glideslope. I had to disconnect the autopilot to gain control of the aircraft. Third; it is often forgotten by us and SJU Approach Control that the Lagoon visual is not authorized at night! These problems need to be addressed in a more robust fashion than in the past they have existed for way too long and have not been corrected.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.