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B737 captain reported a go-around was executed due to a blurred vision through the windshield caused by heavy rain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1477864 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
After discussion with the first officer; we chose to go around due primarily to poor visibility through the forward windows in heavy rain. We met all the parameters to continue to land; but somewhere on final my first officer; using excellent CRM said 'are you good with this?' we continued until it became clear that the heavy rain and blurry windshield was likely to persist until touchdown. We executed a normal go-around; got better conditions; and landed uneventfully. Our event was very similar to an event in [a company bulletin]; and I thought the recommendation to recoat the windows periodically was a good one. Going down final I was thinking of the occasional airliner that slides off the runway in southeast asia in a heavy rainstorm; and the first officer verbalizing his concern helped me/us make the right decision. It was one of the very few times in my career where I went around; just because it didn't feel right.if we can't do something to improve the windshields performance in heavy rain; we should at least add a paragraph to the aom (aircraft operations manual) describing the blurring due to rain; and encouraging a go-around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported a go-around was executed due to a blurred vision through the windshield caused by heavy rain.
Narrative: After discussion with the FO; we chose to go around due primarily to poor visibility through the forward windows in heavy rain. We met all the parameters to continue to land; but somewhere on final my FO; using excellent CRM said 'Are you good with this?' We continued until it became clear that the heavy rain and blurry windshield was likely to persist until touchdown. We executed a normal go-around; got better conditions; and landed uneventfully. Our event was very similar to an event in [a company bulletin]; and I thought the recommendation to recoat the windows periodically was a good one. Going down final I was thinking of the occasional airliner that slides off the runway in Southeast Asia in a heavy rainstorm; and the FO verbalizing his concern helped me/us make the right decision. It was one of the very few times in my career where I went around; just because it didn't feel right.If we can't do something to improve the windshields performance in heavy rain; we should at least add a paragraph to the AOM (Aircraft Operations Manual) describing the blurring due to rain; and encouraging a go-around.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.