B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250; Flight Crew Total 21000; Flight Crew Type 17000
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Aircraft; Human Factors
New First Officer out of IOE was the Pilot Flying.  Accepted a visual approach to Runway 25L.  Visually saw terrain and saw terrain altitude 4;609 FT.  First Officer asked for 4;900 FT to which I said there is terrain at 4;609; no lower than 6;000 as we made a wide left downwind.  Approaching the terrain we got a terrain warning and climbed to 6;500 FT.  ATC never said anything to us.
B737 Captain with new First Officer reports a terrain warning while on a wide left downwind visual approach at 6;000 FT for Runway 25L at LAS. The Captain had advised 6;000 FT until past the ridge at 4;609 FT; but the warning was activated and a climb to 6;500 FT initiated.