Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Dissipated
Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
Conditions at MDPP were VFR with SCT-BKN clouds along the approach path. I briefed the RNAV (GNSS) RWY 08 Approach. The Captain added to my briefing that in addition to being aware of the nuisance warning described in our airport information pages; that he had previously gotten a nuisance warning once established on final. I slowed and configured early; hoping to avoid GPWS callouts. On final; descending in VNAV path; about 180 KTS and flaps 15 we got a single 'Terrain-Terrain; Pull up' alert. Since we had briefed this and I could see the terrain; I continued the approach. It was interesting to me that the EGPWS gave no visual cautions at all.
My reaction was to level of the airplane; momentarily with vertical speed; as the First Officer was flying; and since the warning stopped; got him back on path with vertical speed and reengaged VNAV.
An air carrier flight crew in VMC flying the Runway 08 RNAV [GNSS] approach to MDPP received a single EGPWS Terrain warning which they determined to be inappropriate. Their airport briefing page noted a history of such warnings.