Flight Crew Last 90 Days 197
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Environment - Non Weather Related
On arrival into DEN; we were being vectored for the ILS 35R on a clear; VFR night. With the runway in sight; we were level at 9;000 FT. After clearance for the visual approach; we then set in the FAF altitude of 7;000 FT for FRONZ (the FAF). We descended out of 9;000 FT and got a radio call from Approach telling us to check our altitude as they got a low altitude alert. We then climbed back to about 8;000 FT to join the VASI. We never got any aircraft GPWS warnings or alerts. After joining the VASI; we continued on for an uneventful landing. We should have kept 9;000 FT in the Altitude window and stayed at 9;000 FT until we were past DRUMM Intersection.
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A B737 on a night visual approach to DEN 35R was issued an ATC Low Altitude Alert descending toward 7;000 FT at FRONZ but climbed to 8;000 FT then descended on the VASI. The EGPWS never alerted.