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Old 30th Dec 2014, 00:25
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NSEU, If you flare at the normal time/height with reduced elevator control it will be too late so the only option is to pre brief an earlier or stronger flare and make sure it's done, easily missed when considering post landing actions plus no one wants to land long in a non standard config.

QRH - System 4

Inoperative Items
Right outboard elevator inop - Pitch control is reduced.

If system 4 is inoperative: Extend the ground spoilers manually and slowly. Automatic extension of the outboard ground spoilers, without automatic extension of the inboard ground spoilers, causes the nose to pitch up.

Only two spoilers came up on each wing as the speedbrake was manually deployed to the flight detent only, they could have gone to full. IIRC the classic QRH used to say extend full after nose gear touchdown.

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