Originally Posted by
vilas
There is no difference in flare technique in crosswind. What is different is on dry runway after flare you remove the crab. In strong crosswind Airbus allows to land with 5° crab and/or bank. It's not Landing with crab alone has caused this but inefficient rudder handling after touchdown and use of nose wheel steering at high speed has caused the damage.
I would hope that on *any* runway one would remove the crab after main gear touchdown. Also, as far as I remember, you're not supposed to land with crab on a dry runway in a 737.