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An air carrier medium large transport captain complains about being held in position on dtw runway 21C while aircraft were landing and departing on the parallel runways. WX factors very low ceiling and visibility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 337870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were put into position and hold on runway 21C in dtw and held there for about 5 mins while aircraft landed on runway 21L and departed on runway 21R. With the visibility at 1/2 mi, I thought it possible that an aircraft might break out lined up wrong and land on us. I thought I remembered reading that ATC was supposed to avoid holding an aircraft in position for takeoff for long periods.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG CAPT COMPLAINS ABOUT BEING HELD IN POS ON DTW RWY 21C WHILE ACFT WERE LNDG AND DEPARTING ON THE PARALLEL RWYS. WX FACTORS VERY LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY.
Narrative: WE WERE PUT INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 21C IN DTW AND HELD THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINS WHILE ACFT LANDED ON RWY 21L AND DEPARTED ON RWY 21R. WITH THE VISIBILITY AT 1/2 MI, I THOUGHT IT POSSIBLE THAT AN ACFT MIGHT BREAK OUT LINED UP WRONG AND LAND ON US. I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED READING THAT ATC WAS SUPPOSED TO AVOID HOLDING AN ACFT IN POS FOR TKOF FOR LONG PERIODS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.