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Factors that contribute to Tail Strike on landing
- Unstabilized Approach
- Holding airplane off the runway in the flare
- Mishandling of crosswinds
- Overrotation during go-around
- Hard landings resulting in a bounce
- Trimming in the flare
Factors that contribute to a tail strike during takeoff
- Mistrimmed Stabilizer
- Rotation at improper speed
- Trimming during rotation
- Improper use of Flight Director
- Excessive rotation rate
Stabilized Approach Criteria
- Correct Flightpath
- Only small changes in heading and pitch required to maintain flightpath
- Speed not less than Vref but not more than Vref+20
- Correct Landing Configuration
- Sink rate no greater than 1000FPM
- Thrust setting appropriate for config
- All briefings and checklists complete
- ILS and GLS within one dot of glide slope and localizer.
- During circling, wings level on final no lower than 300ft AGL
Further Stabilized Approach Criteria
- At 100ft HAT, aircraft should be positioned so flight deck is within, and tracking to remain within, the lateral confines of the runway edges extended
- Crossing runway threshold:
1. Stabilized on target airspeed to within +10kts until arresting descent rate at flare
2. On a stabilized flightpath using normal maneuvering
3. Positioned to make a normal landing in The touchdown zone (first 3k or first third, whichever is less)
Caution Zone
- Clear the runway
- Notify Maintenance
- Minimize the use of wheel brakes
- Do not set the parking brake unless required
- After one hour, a wheel, brake, and tire inspection is required
- Minimize Taxi. Taxi to an uncongested area or area recommended by Crash/Fire/Rescue or maintenance.
- Use wheel brakes only as necessary.
- Chock the nose wheel or attach a tow tug to the aircraft.
Fuse Plug Melt Zone
- Clear the runway
- Notify Maintenance
- Minimize the use of wheel brakes
- Do not set the parking brake unless required
- After one hour, a wheel, brake, and tire inspection is required
- Taxi only as necessary to clear the runway.
- Relocate to a Hot Brake or similarly designated area only if required by local directives
- Do not approach the main gear for one hour
- Chock the nose wheel or attach a tow tug to the aircraft
- Component replacement may be necessary
Drift-Down
Engine Inoperative Cruise (FMC Available)
- ALT HOLD on the MCP
- VNAV on MCDU
- Select and execute Engine Out from VNAV CLB, CRZ, or TACT page
- Advance thrust lever on the operating engine to CON thrust
- Set MCP Speed and altitude to ACT EO TGT SPD and OPT ALT displayed on the MCDU
- After ACT EO TGT SPD is achieved, select LVL CHG
- Upon reaching ACT EO CRZ ALT, select and execute EO MRC
- Adjust thrust lever on operating engine to maintain EO MRC TGT SPD until T/D
ALT INTV Function (VNAV Climb)
Allows manual deletion of next FMC altitude constraint via altitude SEL and ALT INTV switch.
Push (during VNAV climb):
1. Lowest FMC altitude constraint below selected MCP altitude is deleted.
2. If aircraft is currently at an FMC altitude constraint, deletion allows
aircraft to resume climb. MCP altitude must be set above current
altitude.
3. For each press of switch, one deletion occurs.
4. If MCP altitude is set above current FMC altitude, FMC cruise altitude
resets to MCP altitude. FMC cruise altitude cannot be decreased using
ALT INTV switch.
ALT INTV Function (VNAV Cruise)
Allows manual deletion of next FMC altitude
constraint via altitude SEL and ALT INTV switch.
Push (during VNAV cruise):
1. If MCP altitude is set above current FMC cruise altitude, FMC resets
cruise altitude to MCP altitude and initiates a cruise climb.
2. If MCP altitude is set below current FMC cruise altitude, an early
descent is initiated. Lower FMC cruise altitude cannot be entered using
ALT INTV switch.
ALT INTV Function (VNAV Descent)
Allows manual deletion of next FMC altitude
constraint via altitude SEL and ALT INTV switch.
Push (during VNAV descent):
1. The highest FMC altitude constraint above MCP altitude is deleted.
2. If aircraft is currently at an FMC altitude constraint, deletion allows
aircraft to continue descent. MCP altitude must be set below current
altitude.
3. If all FMC altitude constraints are deleted during VNAV path descent,
an automatic transition to a VNAV speed descent is made.
Land Immediately, Land as Soon as Possible, Land as Soon as Practicable
Land Immediately means execute a landing without delay
Land as Soon as Possible means land at the first site at which a safe landing can be made
Land as Soon as Practicable means extended flight is not recommended. The landing site and duration of flight are at the discretion of the pilot in command.
Nose to engine length
43’10”
Fuselage midline to engine midline
15’10”
Aircraft height
42’9”
Aircraft length
129’6”
