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Attributes | |
ACN | 649893 |
Time | |
Date | 200503 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz1.airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Weather Elements | Turbulence Thunderstorm Windshear |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz3.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
ASRS Report | 649893 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
ASRS Report | 649887 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : com1 transponder |
Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to alternate |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On approach control to ZZZ1; we lost communication #1 and xponders #1 and #2 and TCASII. Shortly thereafter; the WX (as a restr captain) went below my high minimums landing RVR. Considering the equipment loss; WX going below my minimums; fuel status and equipment failure; I elected to divert to ZZZ2 which was my second alternate. On the way to ZZZ2 in descent; we lost air data computer #1 and while encountering constant moderate turbulence; the radar started to fail intermittently. Thunderstorms were moving into the area and many aircraft were starting to hold. Considering the degrading WX and continuing failures of our aircraft; I elected to declare an emergency go get priority handling to ZZZ2. We then lost the autoplt on vectors to approach. The turbulence continued to get worse and we encountered severe turbulence while descending to ZZZ2. While descending at 180 KTS and flaps 22 degrees; a severe turbulence encounter caused us to exceed flaps 22 degrees speed causing us to go from 180 KTS to 210 KTS for a short duration. After considering our low fuel status; approaching WX and the fact that air carrier Y landed before us; I decided that the safest course of action was to continue the approach. We encountered windshear on landing and made a soft touchdown but the strong crosswind made us encounter directional control on landing. I maintained control of the aircraft and brought the aircraft to a safe stop with no known or visible damage to the aircraft. I followed up after arrival at the gate with the chief pilot; moc; and dispatch with a verbal debrief of the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMJ CREW WITH FAILURES OF XPONDER; COM #1; TCASII; AND INTERMITTENT RADAR DECLARED AN EMER IN SEVERE WX AND LANDED AT THEIR ALTERNATE ARPT.
Narrative: ON APCH CTL TO ZZZ1; WE LOST COM #1 AND XPONDERS #1 AND #2 AND TCASII. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; THE WX (AS A RESTR CAPT) WENT BELOW MY HIGH MINIMUMS LNDG RVR. CONSIDERING THE EQUIP LOSS; WX GOING BELOW MY MINIMUMS; FUEL STATUS AND EQUIP FAILURE; I ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ2 WHICH WAS MY SECOND ALTERNATE. ON THE WAY TO ZZZ2 IN DSCNT; WE LOST ADC #1 AND WHILE ENCOUNTERING CONSTANT MODERATE TURB; THE RADAR STARTED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. TSTMS WERE MOVING INTO THE AREA AND MANY ACFT WERE STARTING TO HOLD. CONSIDERING THE DEGRADING WX AND CONTINUING FAILURES OF OUR ACFT; I ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMER GO GET PRIORITY HANDLING TO ZZZ2. WE THEN LOST THE AUTOPLT ON VECTORS TO APCH. THE TURB CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB WHILE DSNDING TO ZZZ2. WHILE DSNDING AT 180 KTS AND FLAPS 22 DEGS; A SEVERE TURB ENCOUNTER CAUSED US TO EXCEED FLAPS 22 DEGS SPD CAUSING US TO GO FROM 180 KTS TO 210 KTS FOR A SHORT DURATION. AFTER CONSIDERING OUR LOW FUEL STATUS; APCHING WX AND THE FACT THAT ACR Y LANDED BEFORE US; I DECIDED THAT THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE THE APCH. WE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON LNDG AND MADE A SOFT TOUCHDOWN BUT THE STRONG XWIND MADE US ENCOUNTER DIRECTIONAL CTL ON LNDG. I MAINTAINED CTL OF THE ACFT AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A SAFE STOP WITH NO KNOWN OR VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. I FOLLOWED UP AFTER ARR AT THE GATE WITH THE CHIEF PLT; MOC; AND DISPATCH WITH A VERBAL DEBRIEF OF THE FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.