SWA 737 Burbank incident
12-06-2018, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Do you know for a fact they landed on 8? I can’t imagine a crew accepting that with those winds and rain.
“Heavy precipitation now over the airfield, winds 270/10, cleared to land 8”
12-06-2018, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by tunes
Yes, because they did. From the LiveATC tape:
“Heavy precipitation now over the airfield, winds 270/10, cleared to land 8”
“Heavy precipitation now over the airfield, winds 270/10, cleared to land 8”
12-06-2018, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Do you know for a fact they landed on 8? I can’t imagine a crew accepting that with those winds and rain.
See Jepps. 4575’ usable beyond GS.
12-06-2018, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by tunes
Yes, because they did. From the LiveATC tape:
“Heavy precipitation now over the airfield, winds 270/10, cleared to land 8”
“Heavy precipitation now over the airfield, winds 270/10, cleared to land 8”
10 kts of tailwind on a wet 5800' runway?????? 
12-06-2018, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by captjns
Let’s wait and see what the FOQA, DFDR, DCVR Tower Controllers, and witnesses statements reveal.
12-06-2018, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Emmerson Bigs
Do these guys compute landing data? Maybe with everyone flying the same a/c into the same old fields day after day they get to the point where it's assumed. But, WTH? 10 kts of tailwind on a wet 5800' runway??????
10 kts of tailwind on a wet 5800' runway?????? 
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