B737-800
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Total 7
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
I was Captain and the Pilot Flying on descent into MCI in IMC conditions. From 16;000 ft. to 12;000 ft.; we received 2 TAPS (Turbulence Auto Pirep system) event of severe turbulence. [Report] stated max flag threshold not exceeded. Peak loads plus 1.56g and minus 0.254g. However the actual aircraft never experienced anything greater than moderate turbulence.Cause was turbulence associated with a cold front passing to our east. The TAPS system did not correctly reflect the actual aircraft conditions.
B737 Captain reported two erroneous severe turbulence alerts during initial descent when the actual turbulence was no greater than moderate.