Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Type 25000
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors; Airspace Structure
We were cleared for the visual approach to Runway 35R at 9;000 feet. The DRUMM approach segment was to 9;000 feet; and we started down to 7;000 feet for FRONZ approach segment. ATC alerted us of a MVA altitude alert. We corrected up to the altitude of 7;500 feet as ATC said that altitude was needed for that segment. We were cleared for the visual and were following the step down altitudes.I contacted one of our managers here at the Company; and they followed up on it for me and there was no documentation noted by ATC of any issues or violations. Company Manager said that we might have touched the Class B airspace limit and that would trigger the same alert per DEN ATC. The rest of the flight was uneventful.
We were at 9;000 feet MSL approximately three miles east of DRUMM on the visual to Runway 35R. We had Runway 35R in sight and were cleared the visual. Abeam DRUMM we started a descent to 7;000 feet MSL. We leveled at 7;000 feet in between DRUMM and the FAF FRONZ. ATC informed us of a low altitude alert and advised the MVA was 7;500 feet. We were approximately 1;200 feet above the terrain and out of caution climbed up to 7;500 feet and intercept glidepath shortly later. No GPWS alerts occurred.
Air carrier flight crew reported receiving altitude alert from ATC on approach to DEN airport.