Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory
Procedure; Airport; Chart Or Publication
Cleared to 9000 feet near FFU on the QWENN3 arrival for RW 34L. We received a TERRAIN EGPWS caution at 9000 in IMC near FFU. Immediately disconnected the autopilot; initialed a climb and advised the controller that we were in a climb responding to a TERRAIN alert. At approximately 9800 feet the EGPWS caution message stopped. As we started to descend back to our last assigned altitude ATC confirmed that we were descending back to 9000 and subsequently gave us multiple turns/headings in a rapid succession to get us back on the final approach course. As we began to comply; ATC announced that we were left of course; gave us a turn to the Northwest away for the final approach course and assigned us 10;000 feet. We were then vectored to a left downwind and subsequently back onto the ILS RW 34L approach.Minimum Vectoring Altitude on the arrival causing EGPWS alert near a critical point of transition from the arrival to the approach phase of flight. Recommend raising the Minimum Vectoring Altitude along that segment of the arrival.
A CRJ-200 inbound to SLC on the QWENN RAV STAR was cleared to 9000 MSL in the vicinity of FFU VOR. As they neared FFU the received an EGPWS Terrain Warning and executed the evasive maneuver until the warning ceased. ATC then vectored them with step down altitudes to a safe landing.