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Attributes | |
ACN | 341441 |
Time | |
Date | 199607 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : phl |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 5 agl bound upper : 5 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : phl |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B727-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000 |
ASRS Report | 341441 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Hurricane bertha was approaching from the south with a line of storms approximately 20 mi south of airport. Conditions at the airport were a 200 ft ceiling, visibility 3/4 mi in moderate rain, wind 090 degrees at 20 KTS, temperature 73 degree F, and altimeter 29.79 inches. We departed runway 9L. There were no windshear reports prior to our takeoff. As soon as the main wheels left the ground, the windshear warning in the cockpit activated. Firewall power was called for and the first officer called out vertical speed and airspeed readings. Aircraft flew out of windshear in approximately 10 seconds and power was reduced. We continued to original destination as the WX was much better there, and engines were operating normally. I wrote up the engines in the logbook and maintenance found no damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLC ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF FROM PHL. A POSITIVE RATE OF CLB WAS ACHIEVED AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE WINDSHEAR ENVIRONMENT.
Narrative: HURRICANE BERTHA WAS APCHING FROM THE S WITH A LINE OF STORMS APPROX 20 MI S OF ARPT. CONDITIONS AT THE ARPT WERE A 200 FT CEILING, VISIBILITY 3/4 MI IN MODERATE RAIN, WIND 090 DEGS AT 20 KTS, TEMP 73 DEG F, AND ALTIMETER 29.79 INCHES. WE DEPARTED RWY 9L. THERE WERE NO WINDSHEAR RPTS PRIOR TO OUR TKOF. AS SOON AS THE MAIN WHEELS LEFT THE GND, THE WINDSHEAR WARNING IN THE COCKPIT ACTIVATED. FIREWALL PWR WAS CALLED FOR AND THE FO CALLED OUT VERT SPD AND AIRSPD READINGS. ACFT FLEW OUT OF WINDSHEAR IN APPROX 10 SECONDS AND PWR WAS REDUCED. WE CONTINUED TO ORIGINAL DEST AS THE WX WAS MUCH BETTER THERE, AND ENGS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. I WROTE UP THE ENGS IN THE LOGBOOK AND MAINT FOUND NO DAMAGE.
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.