Cabin crew injury and maintenance inspection of aircraft after a firm landing by the sic of an air c...

Attributes
ACN	533849
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear other
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 35l
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	533849
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

First officer was PF, flying a coupled ILS approach to runway 35L. WX was clear and standard calls were made. Autoplt and autothrottles were disconnected at approximately 300 ft. Approach was on the money to 50 ft when sink rate increased. I called out sink rate and first officer compensated with nose up and slight power increase. Approaching 20 ft, we were back in the slot. I was guarding the throttles when first officer closed the throttles. Without adequate altitude to compensate, aircraft settled firmly from approximately 10 ft to the runway. While taxiing to gate, one flight attendant informed me that flight attendant #3 was suffering back pain. Paramedics were requested and met the aircraft at the gate to transport flight attendant #3 from the aircraft. Maintenance was called and I made a log entry requesting an inspection following a hard landing. In retrospect there may have been a slight tailwind contributing to the aircraft sink rate. Airspeed was on speed and sinking approximately 800 FPM at touchdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN CREW INJURY AND MAINT INSPECTION OF ACFT AFTER A FIRM LNDG BY THE SIC OF AN ACR ACFT.

Narrative: FO WAS PF, FLYING A COUPLED ILS APCH TO RWY 35L. WX WAS CLR AND STANDARD CALLS WERE MADE. AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES WERE DISCONNECTED AT APPROX 300 FT. APCH WAS ON THE MONEY TO 50 FT WHEN SINK RATE INCREASED. I CALLED OUT SINK RATE AND FO COMPENSATED WITH NOSE UP AND SLIGHT PWR INCREASE. APCHING 20 FT, WE WERE BACK IN THE SLOT. I WAS GUARDING THE THROTTLES WHEN FO CLOSED THE THROTTLES. WITHOUT ADEQUATE ALT TO COMPENSATE, ACFT SETTLED FIRMLY FROM APPROX 10 FT TO THE RWY. WHILE TAXIING TO GATE, ONE FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME THAT FLT ATTENDANT #3 WAS SUFFERING BACK PAIN. PARAMEDICS WERE REQUESTED AND MET THE ACFT AT THE GATE TO TRANSPORT FLT ATTENDANT #3 FROM THE ACFT. MAINT WAS CALLED AND I MADE A LOG ENTRY REQUESTING AN INSPECTION FOLLOWING A HARD LNDG. IN RETROSPECT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A SLIGHT TAILWIND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACFT SINK RATE. AIRSPD WAS ON SPD AND SINKING APPROX 800 FPM AT TOUCHDOWN.

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.

Cabin crew injury and maintenance inspection of aircraft after a firm landing by the sic of an air carrier aircraft.