Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 178
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors; Procedure
On base to final to Runway 10; we were turning base to final and descending to 1;500 feet to conduct a visual approach. As I looked outside to align the aircraft with Runway 10 and considering the tailwind I descended to 1;300 feet and Tower called Low Altitude Alert. I was two miles from JEANS waypoint; the final approach fix for the ILS 10. I immediately climbed and crossed JEANS at 1;500 feet. Completed the approach.
Air carrier First Officer reported descending below assigned altitude on approach to BWI resulting in a low alert warning from Tower.