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B737NG first officer was concerned about difficulty encountered in retrieving braking action reports for pending landing at bos. Feels wider and more accessible data is needed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 822787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BOS.Airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other REPORTS TIMELY BRAKING ACTION |
Narrative:
Enroute to bos; we needed to consult landing performance charts due to the runway conditions in bos. We had great difficulty in obtaining braking action reports upon which much of the landing performance information was to be based. We asked dispatch to see if they could obtain braking action reports and the reports were limited. We did finally solicit a report when contacting bos approach. The fact that these are not widely advertised and published for flight crews is surprising. When it's snowing; windy and the braking action is suspect; pertinent information is important. We did end up obtaining the necessary information; and made a landing that was safe and within performance requirements. Better reporting of braking action reports for pilots to use in calculating landing performance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737NG First Officer was concerned about difficulty encountered in retrieving braking action reports for pending landing at BOS. Feels wider and more accessible data is needed.
Narrative: Enroute to BOS; we needed to consult landing performance charts due to the runway conditions in BOS. We had great difficulty in obtaining braking action reports upon which much of the landing performance information was to be based. We asked Dispatch to see if they could obtain braking action reports and the reports were limited. We did finally solicit a report when contacting BOS Approach. The fact that these are not widely advertised and published for flight crews is surprising. When it's snowing; windy and the braking action is suspect; pertinent information is important. We did end up obtaining the necessary information; and made a landing that was safe and within performance requirements. Better reporting of braking action reports for pilots to use in calculating landing performance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.