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Flight crew of an air carrier large transport exceeded the aircraft operating limitations when the landing tailwind component exceeded that specified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333946 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 333946 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approach to runway 31R at dfw had moderate turbulence and rain as we approached the marker. We broke out at about 1000 ft AGL and the remainder of the approach was smooth. Tower said wind was 100 degrees at 14 KTS. I figure this was pretty close to our maximum tailwind component of 10 KTS. I elected to continue the approach and get another wind report closer to the runway. About 300 ft AGL the tower gave the following, 110 degrees at 18 KTS. I immediately considered going around. The rain had stopped at the airport. The runway looked fairly dry and the thought of climbing back into an area of thunderstorms and moderate turbulence, I elected to let the first officer land. Touchdown was smooth and we turned off 2000 ft before the end of the runway. After we turned off, we both agreed it was better to take the excess tailwind rather than go around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR LGT EXCEEDED THE ACFT OPERATING LIMITATIONS WHEN THE LNDG TAILWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED THAT SPECIFIED.
Narrative: APCH TO RWY 31R AT DFW HAD MODERATE TURB AND RAIN AS WE APCHED THE MARKER. WE BROKE OUT AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL AND THE REMAINDER OF THE APCH WAS SMOOTH. TWR SAID WIND WAS 100 DEGS AT 14 KTS. I FIGURE THIS WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO OUR MAX TAILWIND COMPONENT OF 10 KTS. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APCH AND GET ANOTHER WIND RPT CLOSER TO THE RWY. ABOUT 300 FT AGL THE TWR GAVE THE FOLLOWING, 110 DEGS AT 18 KTS. I IMMEDIATELY CONSIDERED GOING AROUND. THE RAIN HAD STOPPED AT THE ARPT. THE RWY LOOKED FAIRLY DRY AND THE THOUGHT OF CLBING BACK INTO AN AREA OF TSTMS AND MODERATE TURB, I ELECTED TO LET THE FO LAND. TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH AND WE TURNED OFF 2000 FT BEFORE THE END OF THE RWY. AFTER WE TURNED OFF, WE BOTH AGREED IT WAS BETTER TO TAKE THE EXCESS TAILWIND RATHER THAN GAR.
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.