Emerg. Pax Evac with high cross winds!?
Here is the situation for example:
Med. Body twin jet. (with overwing exits).
45 m wide rwy.
Landing RWY is 36.
Wind 090/16 or greater.
Eng. Nr. 2 Fire (R) is not extinguishable (but you only know that much later after actions are done).
Latest is:
Whether on short final or just after touchdown comes Nr. 2/R FIRE WARNING. Since the XWC is > 15 kts from the right, make in this case a 180 RIGHT TURN using differential thrust/braking from Nr. 1/L on the RWY so that one would thus be placing the Nr.2 downwind??
Then perform the RECALL/ECAM actions.
Then if required EVAC....
No regard taken for the extra time involved (turning) before an EXT is discharged, braking action (nose wheel skidding), PCN/ACN or whether 180 turns on the runway are allowed, perhaps even running into or blocking fire fighting equip., Low Vis. conditions, nor A/C weight taken into account.
I know of the remark "consider the direction of wind incase an evac.... bla bla" but I reserve my comments on this SOP at this company.
What are yours?
Last edited by Brookfield Abused; 3rd November 2009 at 08:51.