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An air carrier B727 freighter crew reports that a new noise abatement procedure at mci requires them to land and takeoff from a runway that is approximately 4 mi taxi distance from their company's freight handling facility. The reporter feels that this long taxi distance is detrimental to safety because of possible tire and brake wear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381571 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 381571 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Noise abatement procedures at mci may easily with time be a contributing factor to an accident incident. Aircraft are assigned runways with no consideration. The company's cargo facility is located at northwest corner of airport. We have repeatedly been required to land on eastern runway. This necessitates a 23000 ft (4 mi) taxi taking 12-15 mins. My concern is residual heat buildup in tires and brakes. Our turn time is 30 mins. Combining old aircraft, short ground times, poor taxiway lighting, I question mci's insistence on assignment of least convenient runway. Convenient being a rhetorical phrase. A needless 4 mi taxi heats up brakes, causing brake wear and degrading performance. Our company's airport far liaison has had no positive effect on rationalizing mci's arrival and departure procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727 FREIGHTER CREW RPTS THAT A NEW NOISE ABATEMENT PROC AT MCI REQUIRES THEM TO LAND AND TKOF FROM A RWY THAT IS APPROX 4 MI TAXI DISTANCE FROM THEIR COMPANY'S FREIGHT HANDLING FACILITY. THE RPTR FEELS THAT THIS LONG TAXI DISTANCE IS DETRIMENTAL TO SAFETY BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE TIRE AND BRAKE WEAR.
Narrative: NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS AT MCI MAY EASILY WITH TIME BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO AN ACCIDENT INCIDENT. ACFT ARE ASSIGNED RWYS WITH NO CONSIDERATION. THE COMPANY'S CARGO FACILITY IS LOCATED AT NW CORNER OF ARPT. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN REQUIRED TO LAND ON EASTERN RWY. THIS NECESSITATES A 23000 FT (4 MI) TAXI TAKING 12-15 MINS. MY CONCERN IS RESIDUAL HEAT BUILDUP IN TIRES AND BRAKES. OUR TURN TIME IS 30 MINS. COMBINING OLD ACFT, SHORT GND TIMES, POOR TXWY LIGHTING, I QUESTION MCI'S INSISTENCE ON ASSIGNMENT OF LEAST CONVENIENT RWY. CONVENIENT BEING A RHETORICAL PHRASE. A NEEDLESS 4 MI TAXI HEATS UP BRAKES, CAUSING BRAKE WEAR AND DEGRADING PERFORMANCE. OUR COMPANY'S ARPT FAR LIAISON HAS HAD NO POSITIVE EFFECT ON RATIONALIZING MCI'S ARR AND DEP PROCS.
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.