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Air carrier widebody transport return land at hnl at aircraft gross weight in excess of maximum certificated landing weight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 109771 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hwd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 109771 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to a pneumatic overheat which could not be isolated the decision was made to return to hnl. After consulting various charts and checklists it was determined that an overweight landing was a safer course of action than that of dumping fuel. An uneventful soft landing was made on runway 8L at hnl. Additional consideration was given to the possible ecological impact of dumping fuel in environmentally sensitive waters.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB RETURN LAND AT HNL AT ACFT GROSS WEIGHT IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED LNDG WEIGHT.
Narrative: DUE TO A PNEUMATIC OVERHEAT WHICH COULD NOT BE ISOLATED THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO HNL. AFTER CONSULTING VARIOUS CHARTS AND CHKLISTS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG WAS A SAFER COURSE OF ACTION THAN THAT OF DUMPING FUEL. AN UNEVENTFUL SOFT LNDG WAS MADE ON RWY 8L AT HNL. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE POSSIBLE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF DUMPING FUEL IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE WATERS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.