Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 308
Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airport; Airspace Structure; Procedure; Chart Or Publication
Dallas Approach gave us descend to 2;400 feet on a 70 degree heading. Once we had the field in sight he cleared us the visual approach to 31L. I began to descend to 2;200 feet the FAF crossing altitude. When we contacted Tower he asked us to climb to 2;500 feet as we were below minimum vectoring altitude. This was confusing as we intercepted the glideslope at that point and landed normally. The Tower kept thanking us for our cooperation. At least three times. We re-read the SIP and charts and cannot find any note on the 2;500 feet MVA. 2;500 feet would have put us high at the glideslope intercept and caused an unstable approach.
Air carrier Captain reported confusion when on a Visual Approach above the FAF altitude ATC asked them to climb to 2;500 feet for the Minimum vectoring Altitude.