Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Commercial
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach
General None Reported / Taken
Airport; Procedure
We were [being vectored for] the ILS to 18R. Approach assigned us 250 knots and advised he would call our speed reduction; [and] then descended us from 7;000 feet to 2;400 feet on a tight base to 18R. I realized we were within about five miles of NETEE; the FAF. I had the power at idle and the spoilers all the way out in order to slow in time. The Controller never gave us a speed reduction but instead cleared us for the approach while five miles from NETEE. As we ALT CAP'd at 2;400 feet MSL we got a 'TERRAIN; TERRAIN' EGPWS warning. I was familiar with the area and knew there were no obstacles in that vicinity. The nearest I can figure is a ~1;000 MSL Tower in the general vicinity that [likely] caused the terrain warning. We never were below 2;400 feet at any time prior to the FAF. Based on our descent rate; this is the most likely scenario as there is an obstacle near NETEE and LEGRE. In any case; the warning went away almost immediately and we continued the flight as normal without the need to deviate or; more specifically; before one could be attempted. I correctly assumed that there was no obstacle; having already briefed the approach and noted the obstacles.I believe this was a nuisance event caused by the tight [;close in] turn given by the ATC and the high descent rate [demanded by] our vector.Be aware of the need to adjust altitude in almost every circumstance when a TERRAIN warning comes up. In this case it was an obvious thing; but I am aware of the need to go around or climb out immediately.
When vectored to a short final for the ILS 18R at DFW; restricted to not below 250 Knots by Approach Control; the flight crew of a CRJ-200 opted to ignore an EGPWS terrain warning as they were leveling at the FAF altitude less than five miles from the fix. The warning went away promptly as they leveled and the approach was successfully completed.