MD11 captain reports aircraft drifting right during autoland on runway 7R at anc; autopilot was disconnected and the aircraft corrected manually to centerline.

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Attributes
ACN	910068
Time
Date	201008
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ANC.Airport
State Reference	AK
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Auto Flare
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Attempted an auto land in anc. Coupled ILS into anc runway 07R everything was going smoothly until the flare. Aircraft went into the auto flare mode and drifted 20 ft to the right of centerline and landed somewhat flat. The autopilot was disconnected and manual corrections were made for the rest of the rollout. A report was made via ACARS; but I believe there was no log book write up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 Captain reports aircraft drifting right during autoland on Runway 7R at ANC; autopilot was disconnected and the aircraft corrected manually to centerline.

Narrative: Attempted an auto land in ANC. Coupled ILS into ANC Runway 07R everything was going smoothly until the flare. Aircraft went into the Auto Flare mode and drifted 20 FT to the right of centerline and landed somewhat flat. The autopilot was disconnected and manual corrections were made for the rest of the rollout. A report was made via ACARS; but I believe there was no log book write up.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.