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Attributes | |
ACN | 586832 |
Time | |
Date | 200307 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dusk |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-400 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14300 flight time type : 5146 |
ASRS Report | 586832 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event other ground encounters other other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | other other Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The first officer briefed and flew a standard stabilized approach. There was a very firm touchdown with no side drift and no bounce, touching down on mains then nose. The logbook entry was made requesting a hard landing inspection by maintenance. No damage was found by maintenance. Lead flight attendant had reported that he had neck surgery in 1995 where they fused his vertebrae. After this landing he reported seeing stars and experiencing numbness on the left side of his face. He flew one more leg to get off trip at home in pit. 2 days later 'B' flight attendant reported soreness in her posterior. Later on that 3RD day of trip first officer had a firm landing again but this was within normal limits. I suggested first officer get his eyes checked for depth perception. I personally discussed both lndgs with chief pilot of home base after trip. I debriefed first officer on correct flare technique. I debriefed dispatcher, maintenance, system crew scheduling and lga station manager. First officer said he was getting a physical this month. I suggested an eye check. I suggested first officer not make 40 degree flap lndgs unless absolutely necessary. I flew the rest of the legs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ONE HARD LNDG BY THE FO AND ANOTHER LESS THAN ADEQUATE ONE ACCOMPANIED BY RPTS OF DISCOMFORT FROM FLT ATTENDANTS LEADS A B737-400 CAPT TO FLY THE REMAINING SEGMENTS OF A FLT.
Narrative: THE FO BRIEFED AND FLEW A STANDARD STABILIZED APCH. THERE WAS A VERY FIRM TOUCHDOWN WITH NO SIDE DRIFT AND NO BOUNCE, TOUCHING DOWN ON MAINS THEN NOSE. THE LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE REQUESTING A HARD LNDG INSPECTION BY MAINT. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND BY MAINT. LEAD FLT ATTENDANT HAD RPTED THAT HE HAD NECK SURGERY IN 1995 WHERE THEY FUSED HIS VERTEBRAE. AFTER THIS LNDG HE RPTED SEEING STARS AND EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS ON THE L SIDE OF HIS FACE. HE FLEW ONE MORE LEG TO GET OFF TRIP AT HOME IN PIT. 2 DAYS LATER 'B' FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SORENESS IN HER POSTERIOR. LATER ON THAT 3RD DAY OF TRIP FO HAD A FIRM LNDG AGAIN BUT THIS WAS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. I SUGGESTED FO GET HIS EYES CHKED FOR DEPTH PERCEPTION. I PERSONALLY DISCUSSED BOTH LNDGS WITH CHIEF PLT OF HOME BASE AFTER TRIP. I DEBRIEFED FO ON CORRECT FLARE TECHNIQUE. I DEBRIEFED DISPATCHER, MAINT, SYS CREW SCHEDULING AND LGA STATION MGR. FO SAID HE WAS GETTING A PHYSICAL THIS MONTH. I SUGGESTED AN EYE CHK. I SUGGESTED FO NOT MAKE 40 DEG FLAP LNDGS UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I FLEW THE REST OF THE LEGS.
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.