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Captain of an air carrier medium large transport took off in strong xwinds exceeding the aircraft's crosswind component.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 494800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 620 |
| ASRS Report | 494800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Lengthy delays at ewr due to strong gusty winds from the southwest direction. Runways in use were runway 29 and runway 22R. In order to minimize the delay, I requested runway 22R, presuming that I was within the company crosswind component limitations of 35 KTS. I was cleared for takeoff on runway 22R and the takeoff was normal. After checking the flight manual, I realized that I might have exceeded the 'operating parameter' of the maximum demonstrated crosswind component, which is 30 KTS. Flcs are expected to have a 'working knowledge' of the 'operating parameters' and are not required to be memorized.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN ACR MLG TOOK OFF IN STRONG XWINDS EXCEEDING THE ACFT'S XWIND COMPONENT.
Narrative: LENGTHY DELAYS AT EWR DUE TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SW DIRECTION. RWYS IN USE WERE RWY 29 AND RWY 22R. IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE DELAY, I REQUESTED RWY 22R, PRESUMING THAT I WAS WITHIN THE COMPANY XWIND COMPONENT LIMITATIONS OF 35 KTS. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 22R AND THE TKOF WAS NORMAL. AFTER CHKING THE FLT MANUAL, I REALIZED THAT I MIGHT HAVE EXCEEDED THE 'OPERATING PARAMETER' OF THE MAX DEMONSTRATED XWIND COMPONENT, WHICH IS 30 KTS. FLCS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A 'WORKING KNOWLEDGE' OF THE 'OPERATING PARAMETERS' AND ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE MEMORIZED.
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.