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Old 28th Jun 2018, 07:39
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Tee Emm
 
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New pilots on the 737. Watch that pitch up on go around

https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aar-...september-2007

There has been a steady increase in recruiting of pilots by Australian Boeing 737 operators, with one operator sending its recruits overseas for abbreviated (by Australian standards) type ratings. Anecdotal evidence suggest that particular 737 type rating course has a duration of two weeks.

Overseas incidents and accidents involving the Boeing 737 series, include failure by crews to contain the marked pitch up that can occur in the 737 when high thrust is applied.as during a manually flown go-around. Autopilot controlled go-arounds are different in that the automatics are programmed to apply less than normal go-around thrust and the autopilot takes care of that quite safely.
The consequences of leaving recovery action too late from a high angle pitch up during a manual throttle full power go-around in the 737, is not often demonstrated during simulator type rating training; yet in the view of the writer, it should be.
The above link to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Board investigation of a severe pitch up by a Boeing 737 during a go-around in UK. is worth reading by all 737 operators in Australia. It should be essential study by pilots new to type.

Full report here: https://assets.publishing.service.go...009_G-THOF.pdf

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