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Flight crew of B737-300 has 1 thrust reverser inoperative, MEL, and on landing has automatic brake failure. Due to gusty winds and heavy aircraft extra speed was used. The aircraft ballooned on landing and a long rollout to the end of the runway resulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396642 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 396642 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
B737 used up all of runway 4R at ewr on landing. Aircraft was heavy (full of people and tankering fuel) and one thrust reverser was inoperative/MEL. Wind was gusting to 23 KTS. Approach speed and gust was approximately 150 KTS. We ballooned during landing, single engine reverse didn't do much and autobrakes appeared to do nothing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the extra weight from tankering fuel and the gusty winds required additional speed and when the autobrake system failed he used up the entire runway. They were able to turn off at the last exit and there was no other problem. He sent the report because he had to use heavy braking and he thought there might be complaints about the landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF B737-300 HAS 1 THRUST REVERSER INOP, MEL, AND ON LNDG HAS AUTO BRAKE FAILURE. DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND HVY ACFT EXTRA SPD WAS USED. THE ACFT BALLOONED ON LNDG AND A LONG ROLLOUT TO THE END OF THE RWY RESULTED.
Narrative: B737 USED UP ALL OF RWY 4R AT EWR ON LNDG. ACFT WAS HVY (FULL OF PEOPLE AND TANKERING FUEL) AND ONE THRUST REVERSER WAS INOP/MEL. WIND WAS GUSTING TO 23 KTS. APCH SPD AND GUST WAS APPROX 150 KTS. WE BALLOONED DURING LNDG, SINGLE ENG REVERSE DIDN'T DO MUCH AND AUTOBRAKES APPEARED TO DO NOTHING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE EXTRA WT FROM TANKERING FUEL AND THE GUSTY WINDS REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SPD AND WHEN THE AUTOBRAKE SYS FAILED HE USED UP THE ENTIRE RWY. THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN OFF AT THE LAST EXIT AND THERE WAS NO OTHER PROB. HE SENT THE RPT BECAUSE HE HAD TO USE HVY BRAKING AND HE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LNDG.
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.