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Old 6th January 2010 | 15:31
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PEI_3721
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Can a grooved runway ever be considered wet?
IMHO, yes. Any runway which has a reflective appearance should be considered wet.
Even if grooves or a porous surface are designed to keep the surface well drained, they can be blocked with dust, dirt, rubber, etc, or ‘dammed’ by crosswinds.

I recall that JAR-OPS did allow a dispensation for a wet grooved runway to be considered as dry, by equally my memory suggest that this has been repealed. Similarly I cannot find any reference in EU-OPS 1, neither any guidance material (AMC) for the latter document.

Background refs; UK AICs 14/2006, and 86/2007
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