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Air carrier pilot questioned why dfw operated all day with a 5-8 knot tailwind against the stated interests of safety and economics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1667770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
All day long; dfw operated with a tailwind. The wind was from 330 degrees to 050 degrees all day long. Generally from 5 to 8 knots. Dfw continued to operate with a south flow. Much of the time; the ATIS reported the wind as calm even though the flags were standing out smartly. That the airport would operate all day in this condition is amazing to me. I was always taught that airplanes took off and landed into the wind. In the interest of safety; we should at least try to operate into the wind. In the interest of economics also. Faster landing speeds; hotter brakes; maximum power required for takeoff; etc. Who would be responsible if an aircraft rolled off the end?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier pilot questioned why DFW operated all day with a 5-8 knot tailwind against the stated interests of safety and economics.
Narrative: All day long; DFW operated with a tailwind. The wind was from 330 degrees to 050 degrees all day long. Generally from 5 to 8 knots. DFW continued to operate with a south flow. Much of the time; the ATIS reported the wind as calm even though the flags were standing out smartly. That the airport would operate all day in this condition is amazing to me. I was always taught that airplanes took off and landed into the wind. In the interest of safety; we should at least try to operate into the wind. In the interest of economics also. Faster landing speeds; hotter brakes; maximum power required for takeoff; etc. Who would be responsible if an aircraft rolled off the end?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.