PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Runway excursion by DL MD-80
View Single Post
Old 10th Mar 2015, 06:24
  #155 (permalink)  
twb3
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Midwest US
Age: 68
Posts: 80
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
I no longer have access to MD-80 Lamm Schematics, but from memory main gear WOW switch made and main gear wheel spin-up is required to trip auto brakes and auto spoilers ON. Is it possible that the friction at the touchdown point was so low that mainwheel spin-up did not occur?
twb3 is offline