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PIC report on air carrier maintenance procedures in dispatching MD88 into short runway airports without the automatic ground spoiler system working. Reporter fearful of runway excursion during landing or during aborted takeoffs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363716 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 363716 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In what is appearing to be a trend, we are experiencing 'mco mania' in the final month of the quarter. This was second aircraft of day which was dispatched with automatic ground spoilers inoperative. On the MD88, this requires manual (not normal nor easily accomplished, due to poor design) spoiler deployment. It also disables automatic brakes and rejected takeoff capability, the problem is that air carrier is dispatching these aircraft to short runway fields like lex, ky, only 7000 ft long (5758 ft long for GS/runway intercept). They are setting us up for a runway departure, especially on an aborted takeoff. Additionally, this aircraft had an inoperative APU, increasing workload and concerns in the event of an engine failure or shutdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC RPT ON ACR MAINT PROCS IN DISPATCHING MD88 INTO SHORT RWY ARPTS WITHOUT THE AUTO GND SPOILER SYS WORKING. RPTR FEARFUL OF RWY EXCURSION DURING LNDG OR DURING ABORTED TKOFS.
Narrative: IN WHAT IS APPEARING TO BE A TREND, WE ARE EXPERIENCING 'MCO MANIA' IN THE FINAL MONTH OF THE QUARTER. THIS WAS SECOND ACFT OF DAY WHICH WAS DISPATCHED WITH AUTO GND SPOILERS INOP. ON THE MD88, THIS REQUIRES MANUAL (NOT NORMAL NOR EASILY ACCOMPLISHED, DUE TO POOR DESIGN) SPOILER DEPLOYMENT. IT ALSO DISABLES AUTO BRAKES AND REJECTED TKOF CAPABILITY, THE PROB IS THAT ACR IS DISPATCHING THESE ACFT TO SHORT RWY FIELDS LIKE LEX, KY, ONLY 7000 FT LONG (5758 FT LONG FOR GS/RWY INTERCEPT). THEY ARE SETTING US UP FOR A RWY DEP, ESPECIALLY ON AN ABORTED TKOF. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ACFT HAD AN INOP APU, INCREASING WORKLOAD AND CONCERNS IN THE EVENT OF AN ENG FAILURE OR SHUTDOWN.
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.