Originally Posted by
ontheklacker
737er-
They could have got their legal landing data way before the tailwind picked up...
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Well of course they sent for performance ahead of time. Wind 280/11. That’s not an 11 knot tailwind component, it’s 10. So provided the other safety margins were met the performance data would come back with the speeds and stop margins. If it was an 11 knot tailwind component it would be all blanked out..... meaning ya can’t land like that so we ain’t tellin ya nothin..so ya don’t take the bait by accident.
As far as the wind picking up, tower gave them a report on fairly short final of 270/10. 10 knot tailwind component again. Which is probably why they said “perfect”, finger on the TOGA button had it been 260/11 or something. That’s the last wind info they received.
Im just trying to keep it real here regarding the specific issue of did they think they had an 11 knot tailwind component and just landed anyway. To that I’d say it’s monumentally and fantastically implausible.
KBUR 061715Z 29008KT 1SM +RA BR FEW005 BKN013 OVC031 08/08 A2993 RMK AO2 AIRCRAFT MISHAP P0026 T00830078
KBUR 061653Z 28011KT 1 1/2SM +RA BR FEW004 OVC013 08/08 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 P0033 T00830083