Avoiding Hard Landings
Capt. Marc PARISIS
Head of Flight and Cabin Crew Training
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Avoiding Hard Landings - 15th Performance & Operations conference April 2007
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Hard Landings definition, detection, classification
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Avoiding Hard Landings
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Avoiding Hard Landings - 15th Performance & Operations conference April 2007
Content
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Hard Landings definition, detection, classification
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Avoiding Hard Landings
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Avoiding Hard Landings - 15th Performance & Operations conference April 2007
Definition of Hard Landing : Pilot’s point of view
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Pilots judge subjectively and comparatively the landings as being:
Soft – Normal – Firm – Hard
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Subjectively = modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background
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Comparatively = In a relative manner; by comparison to something else
“Hard landing suspected”: when the pilot decide that a structural examination is necessary
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Avoiding Hard Landings - 15th Performance & Operations conference April 2007
Hard Landing information : Maintenance’s side
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Maintenance uses objective data to classify the landings
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Recorded vertical acceleration at aircraft CG
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Recorded vertical speed using Radio Altimeter data
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Limit values will depend of:
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aircraft types and standards
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Quality of recorded parameters
VERT ACC (g)
VERT Speed
Normal Landing
Hard Landing
Severe Hard Landing
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Load Report
LOAD REPORT <15>
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Classification of the landing by maintenance
After a suspected hard landing:
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Classification of the landing using the Load Report
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Normal landing = no actions required
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Hard landing confirmed = perform inspection
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Severe Hard Landing confirmed = AOG contact Airbus
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Load Report not available = perform inspection
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