15kts Tailwind --- not available at most airports
Statement just above: "AA B737-8 series have a tailwind limit of 15 Kts"
At all airports?? Or, maybe authorized at only a few airports?
Suspect 10kt tailwind exemption (allowing up to 15Kt) was NOT authorized (for that operator) on the mishap RUNWAY (uncertain).
Just adding some early B737 Rwy Excursion mystery - Harold Marthinsen and Keith Hagy made a presentation at ISASI 1992 (reprinted later in _Air Line Pilot_, Oct/Nov93 & Dec93), "Boeing 737 Overruns: A Case History".
The mystery then (Rwy Excursion mishaps of 1980's) was how any single failure could disable both ThRvrs & Autospoilers. Harold and Keith explained the single failure, and the shortcomings of the initial Flight Test Certification in the late 1960's.
Last edited by IGh; 5th January 2010 at 21:59.