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Old 9th Aug 2007, 19:55
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1. If spoilers were not up (automatic procedures didn't occur), what should be done? It was done?
2. The brakes worked when applied? It seems that not, justified by the speed it exits runway, right?
(Sorry, by my ignorance).
Sdruvss,
  1. Depends a bit on the situation, but increasing braking as necessary to stop on the runway would be my first action. As this accident suggests, making sure that both thrust levers are at idle would be a very good second step. In this case there is not evidence yet that either action occurred until 11 seconds after touchdown.
  2. Not known for sure yet, but it seems that recorded deceleration occurred at the same time as the brake pedals are shown to have been depressed. So the reasonable inference is that they worked when applied. Only a detailed study will determine if the worked as expected.

ELAC

PS - They are not unreasonable questions for someone not familiar with how aircraft work.
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