Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Distraction
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
ATC Equipment / Nav Facility / Buildings; Environment - Non Weather Related
While on approach to BOS 33L at about 300 AGL EGPWS TERRAIN; TERRAIN aural alert was received. The runway was in sight and VMC existed. The aircraft was configured for landing and was on glideslope and speed for landing. This was an obvious GPWS malfunction and the approach and landing was continued. Subsequently the next day on a different aircraft we received the same warning to 33L. My First Officer had the same issue the prior week on a different ship. In discussing this issue with several other pilots; three said they had the same problem to both 33L and 15R. In IFR conditions this would cause a go-around at very busy airport with complex airspace.
A CRJ700 Captain reported that on two consecutive days; in different aircraft; the EGPWS TERRAIN TERRAIN warning activated at about 300 FT AGL on final to BOS Runway 33L.