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Attributes | |
ACN | 413943 |
Time | |
Date | 199809 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sju |
State Reference | PR |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 413943 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Situations | |
Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Held up for a few mins due to thunderstorm over airport in sju. Aircraft ahead of us made normal approach and landing and we were cleared for approach. Normal approach and landing runway 8. Autospoilers and autobrakes 2 were selected. Smooth landing and rollout by first officer. At about 100 KTS, I said I had the airplane. To make a normal turnoff, I reached for the autobrake switch and got ready to start using normal braking when the aircraft began a violent series of bounces on the runway. The motion was so violent that we could barely see the panel and at first I could not get to the autobrake switch or apply the brakes. As we decelerated through about 40-50 KTS, I was able to regain control and stop the aircraft and clear the runway. We stopped the aircraft just clear of the runway and called for the crash crew and maintenance to inspect the aircraft. I asked the passenger to remain calm and we would let them know what had happened when we had a chance to assess the situation. We left the flaps extended, as I thought the problem may have been a blown tire and debris may have damaged the flaps. The crash crew arrived first and on ground control I asked that a visual check of the aircraft be made to see if it looked ok to taxi to the terminal. Shortly thereafter, company maintenance arrived and gave us hand signals to roll forward some. The first officer then spoke with maintenance and asked if the aircraft looked ok to taxi and to raise the flaps. He was told that everything looked ok and ok to raise the flaps. We taxied to the gate without incident. After parking, damage was noted to the right flap.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B757 LOST CTL TEMPORARILY DURING LNDG ROLL WHEN THE ACFT STARTED BOUNCING, CAUSING THE CAPT A DELAY IN TURNING OFF THE AUTOBRAKES TO USE THE NORMAL BRAKING. THE ACFT WAS CHKED BY COMPANY MAINT FOR DAMAGE PRIOR TO TAXIING TO GATE. THE R FLAP WAS DAMAGED. THE RWY CONDITION WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED THE BOUNCING, WHETHER BY CONDITION OR FOREIGN OBJECTS.
Narrative: HELD UP FOR A FEW MINS DUE TO TSTM OVER ARPT IN SJU. ACFT AHEAD OF US MADE NORMAL APCH AND LNDG AND WE WERE CLRED FOR APCH. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG RWY 8. AUTOSPOILERS AND AUTOBRAKES 2 WERE SELECTED. SMOOTH LNDG AND ROLLOUT BY FO. AT ABOUT 100 KTS, I SAID I HAD THE AIRPLANE. TO MAKE A NORMAL TURNOFF, I REACHED FOR THE AUTOBRAKE SWITCH AND GOT READY TO START USING NORMAL BRAKING WHEN THE ACFT BEGAN A VIOLENT SERIES OF BOUNCES ON THE RWY. THE MOTION WAS SO VIOLENT THAT WE COULD BARELY SEE THE PANEL AND AT FIRST I COULD NOT GET TO THE AUTOBRAKE SWITCH OR APPLY THE BRAKES. AS WE DECELERATED THROUGH ABOUT 40-50 KTS, I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CTL AND STOP THE ACFT AND CLR THE RWY. WE STOPPED THE ACFT JUST CLR OF THE RWY AND CALLED FOR THE CRASH CREW AND MAINT TO INSPECT THE ACFT. I ASKED THE PAX TO REMAIN CALM AND WE WOULD LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN WE HAD A CHANCE TO ASSESS THE SIT. WE LEFT THE FLAPS EXTENDED, AS I THOUGHT THE PROB MAY HAVE BEEN A BLOWN TIRE AND DEBRIS MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE FLAPS. THE CRASH CREW ARRIVED FIRST AND ON GND CTL I ASKED THAT A VISUAL CHK OF THE ACFT BE MADE TO SEE IF IT LOOKED OK TO TAXI TO THE TERMINAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, COMPANY MAINT ARRIVED AND GAVE US HAND SIGNALS TO ROLL FORWARD SOME. THE FO THEN SPOKE WITH MAINT AND ASKED IF THE ACFT LOOKED OK TO TAXI AND TO RAISE THE FLAPS. HE WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED OK AND OK TO RAISE THE FLAPS. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER PARKING, DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE R FLAP.
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.