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WX factors. This air carrier crew held due to a thunderstorm and copied a caution from a preceding air carrier that ran over some lights on landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abe |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tracon : abe tower : jfk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 311030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 310759 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Inbound to abe, ZNY said a thunderstorm was over abe and we requested to hold to the west about 30 NM to see if the thunderstorm would move to the east. After 2 or 3 aircraft landed on runway 24, another airline's fokker 100 said he would not recommend anyone else landing right then. We talked to abe tower and our operations to find out actual field conditions. We were then offered a vector to the south of the field for a landing on runway 6. Our radar showed the thunderstorm had moved northeast of the field as we turned about a 15 mi final on the ILS. We sighted the runway approximately 8 mi out with very light rain, but with lightning all around. We landed on runway 6 and stopped with no problem. We were informed the following afternoon that the other air carrier aircraft had hit some runway edge lights and had had to have 2 main tires changed. On our final approach, we experienced no wind shear and only very light chop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WX FACTORS. THIS ACR CREW HELD DUE TO A TSTM AND COPIED A CAUTION FROM A PRECEDING ACR THAT RAN OVER SOME LIGHTS ON LNDG.
Narrative: INBOUND TO ABE, ZNY SAID A TSTM WAS OVER ABE AND WE REQUESTED TO HOLD TO THE W ABOUT 30 NM TO SEE IF THE TSTM WOULD MOVE TO THE E. AFTER 2 OR 3 ACFT LANDED ON RWY 24, ANOTHER AIRLINE'S FOKKER 100 SAID HE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE ELSE LNDG RIGHT THEN. WE TALKED TO ABE TWR AND OUR OPS TO FIND OUT ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS. WE WERE THEN OFFERED A VECTOR TO THE S OF THE FIELD FOR A LNDG ON RWY 6. OUR RADAR SHOWED THE TSTM HAD MOVED NE OF THE FIELD AS WE TURNED ABOUT A 15 MI FINAL ON THE ILS. WE SIGHTED THE RWY APPROX 8 MI OUT WITH VERY LIGHT RAIN, BUT WITH LIGHTNING ALL AROUND. WE LANDED ON RWY 6 AND STOPPED WITH NO PROB. WE WERE INFORMED THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON THAT THE OTHER ACR ACFT HAD HIT SOME RWY EDGE LIGHTS AND HAD HAD TO HAVE 2 MAIN TIRES CHANGED. ON OUR FINAL APCH, WE EXPERIENCED NO WIND SHEAR AND ONLY VERY LIGHT CHOP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.