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B737-300 captain experiences a false windshear warning at 500 ft during a visual approach to runway 27 at bos. The approach is continued to landing and no windshear is encuntered.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 994953 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201202 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BOS.Airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Safety Instrumentation & Information |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Type 10000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
[We] received windshear warning at about 500 ft on approach to runway 27 at bos. Weather was clear with steady wind from the west. We could easily see the waves on the water; which was approximately ten knots and steady. No turbulence had been encountered before the windshear warning. We advised tower that we had received a windshear warning. Tower responded that there were no windshear reports at the airport or from other aircraft. We continued and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 Captain experiences a false windshear warning at 500 FT during a visual approach to Runway 27 at BOS. The approach is continued to landing and no windshear is encuntered.
Narrative: [We] received windshear warning at about 500 FT on approach to Runway 27 at BOS. Weather was clear with steady wind from the west. We could easily see the waves on the water; which was approximately ten knots and steady. No turbulence had been encountered before the windshear warning. We advised Tower that we had received a windshear warning. Tower responded that there were no windshear reports at the airport or from other aircraft. We continued and landed without incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.