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A B767-300 captain reported that, while landing on runway 25L at las, a B727 was holding short of XXX which caused that aircraft's jet blast to destabilize the reporter's approach to the point that evasive action was necessary.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 474223 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 474223 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
This was a scheduled B767-300ER air carrier flight from atl to las. Las weather was clear with calm winds. We were cleared for a visual approach to runway 25L approximately 14 mi east of the airport. The aircraft was being flown manually with autothrottles off. On short final, it was noted that a B727 was located on taxiway A3, pointed north with his jet blast directed across our runway. As landing flare was initiated and throttles retarted, the aircraft rapidly rolled, requiring full aileron input to counteract. Subsequent touchdown and rollout were uneventful. I contacted las tower by telephone and was told that they routinely have aircraft utilize taxiway a, to hold short of runway 25R at taxiway A3, for sequencing with other departure aircraft on taxiway B. I do not know the power level of the B727 as our aircraft was in the flare, but it created a very dangerous situation with their jet blast directed across our runway (and calm winds). If las tower feels compelled to continue to use taxiway a to hold short of runway 25R at taxiway A3, I would 'strongly' suggest that they instruct aircraft to hold short of taxiway A3 on taxiway a (aircraft thus facing east) and their jet blast not directed towards a runway being used for landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 CAPT REPORTED THAT, WHILE LNDG ON RWY 25L AT LAS, A B727 WAS HOLDING SHORT OF XXX WHICH CAUSED THAT ACFT'S JET BLAST TO DESTABILIZE THE REPORTER'S APCH TO THE POINT THAT EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY.
Narrative: THIS WAS A SCHEDULED B767-300ER ACR FLT FROM ATL TO LAS. LAS WEATHER WAS CLR WITH CALM WINDS. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 25L APPROXIMATELY 14 MI E OF THE ARPT. THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN MANUALLY WITH AUTOTHROTTLES OFF. ON SHORT FINAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT A B727 WAS LOCATED ON TXWY A3, POINTED N WITH HIS JET BLAST DIRECTED ACROSS OUR RWY. AS LNDG FLARE WAS INITIATED AND THROTTLES RETARTED, THE ACFT RAPIDLY ROLLED, REQUIRING FULL AILERON INPUT TO COUNTERACT. SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL. I CONTACTED LAS TWR BY TELEPHONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ROUTINELY HAVE ACFT UTILIZE TXWY A, TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 25R AT TXWY A3, FOR SEQUENCING WITH OTHER DEP ACFT ON TXWY B. I DO NOT KNOW THE POWER LEVEL OF THE B727 AS OUR ACFT WAS IN THE FLARE, BUT IT CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SIT WITH THEIR JET BLAST DIRECTED ACROSS OUR RWY (AND CALM WINDS). IF LAS TWR FEELS COMPELLED TO CONTINUE TO USE TXWY A TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 25R AT TXWY A3, I WOULD 'STRONGLY' SUGGEST THAT THEY INSTRUCT ACFT TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY A3 ON TXWY A (ACFT THUS FACING E) AND THEIR JET BLAST NOT DIRECTED TOWARDS A RWY BEING USED FOR 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.