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Old 23rd Sep 2007, 22:07
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This is all getting a bit silly!

They wouldve stopped on Congonhas with its LDA 1880 meter IF both T/L were at idle because autobrake and spoilers would be working as they should be.

Again, what am I missing here?
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These are distances required not runway length right?
1) LDR is normally quoted from 50' ie from over threshold. This crew in fact appear to have had several hundred mts 'extra' by landing short as well.

2) You are missing mightve instead of wouldve

Can we just accept that the runway was not 2400mts

We SUSPECT the crew left a T/L in the climb position

I do not think we will ever know for sure unless there is some chip somewhere that survived with the information.

AB have taken the only possible step to 'plug the hole' where it appears that a crew may, unbelievably, have forgotten to close both T/Ls for landing. No admission of 'error' by AB, no accident investigation 'result', just a safe - and apparently necessary warning.
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