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Naar aanleiding van de wingstrike met een Lufthansa Airbus in Hamburg even een vraagje aan de geachte collega's.
Is bij jullie de maximum demonstrated crosswind limit van de fabrikant ook werkelijk de limiet of is het alleen een guideline?
A320 flight crew operating manual, under the term 'maximum crosswind demonstrated for landing, gives a figure of 33kt gusting to 38kt.
During LH044's final approach, however, the crew was told that the winds were still around 28-29kt but gusting to 47kt.
BFU says that a go-around would have been "reasonable", but states that the crew "did not interpret" the operating manual information prescribing a limit for the aircraft.
Concerned over the possible lack of clarity regarding operating limits, the investigators questioned 81 pilots from five carriers to understand how the term 'maximum demonstrated crosswind' is interpreted in practice.
The survey found that while half of respondents viewed the term as a limit, the other half considered it only a guideline.
BFU says this is "evidence of a considerable information deficit", adding that the terms used in the operating manuals - and by the carrier itself - are not adequately defined or explained.
Is bij jullie de maximum demonstrated crosswind limit van de fabrikant ook werkelijk de limiet of is het alleen een guideline?
A320 flight crew operating manual, under the term 'maximum crosswind demonstrated for landing, gives a figure of 33kt gusting to 38kt.
During LH044's final approach, however, the crew was told that the winds were still around 28-29kt but gusting to 47kt.
BFU says that a go-around would have been "reasonable", but states that the crew "did not interpret" the operating manual information prescribing a limit for the aircraft.
Concerned over the possible lack of clarity regarding operating limits, the investigators questioned 81 pilots from five carriers to understand how the term 'maximum demonstrated crosswind' is interpreted in practice.
The survey found that while half of respondents viewed the term as a limit, the other half considered it only a guideline.
BFU says this is "evidence of a considerable information deficit", adding that the terms used in the operating manuals - and by the carrier itself - are not adequately defined or explained.