OEB 188/2
One Operator reported a case where the flight crew initiated a Go Around slightly below the Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA), and the aircraft didnot pitch up as expected. The flight crew performed a non precision approach (a VORDME approach) using the FINAL APP managed guidance mode with the AP1 (Autopilot) engaged during the final approach. This OEB is issued to provide flight crews with an operational procedure to avoid such aircraft behavior. The operational procedure provided in this OEB applies to all Non Precision Approaches, for both conventional approaches and RNAV approaches, flown in FINAL APP managed guidance mode.
Rudderrat, please tell us which other glitches the elaborate testing program has not yet discovered! I'm not being paranoid or anything, all I'm saying is that the button is not meant to be pressed at FL350, and that I don't want to be the one that finds out there might be a problem doing so anyway.
