Actually , there are two discrepancies in the airbus manuals , and one of them was never mencioned in the final report.
In the FCOM 3.01 -Limitations , it states that the max.demonstrated xwind is 38Kts. Gusts included. This is the value mentioned in the report.
But ..... I f you go to FCOM 2.04.10.Pag11 it says that thE max. x wind component for landing is 33 kts for landing in dry ,damp or wet rwy and also says that Airbus does not recommend to take off or land above this limits.
Some of you will say that this is in the contaminated runway chapter , but since I don`t know a dry contaminated rwy or a wet(less than 3mm) contaminated runway , this is a limit for me.
One other point is:
When Airbus states "max demonstrated" ,they don`t explain why it was the max. value.
Maybe it could be because either they never found an xwind higher than 38 kts, or the test pilot tought wouldn`t be safe beyond that value,or,or, etc. I don`t know and they don`t tell me.
So , my questios is:
Should I make experiences with an airplane full os passengers without the expertise of a test pilot ?
Should I push up an airplane full of pax to the unknown? I think that , as a Captain , I am just a Captain , (not a test pilot), our pax are not test paxs and my work is to take them A to B as safe as posible.
I also think that the companies should state clear limits ,since airbus don`t.
My company has no limits as well , so my limits are the ones in the FCOM 2.04.10 Pag11
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