RTOW charts for AB320

[George Yogi]

In FCOMM its stated , when the procedure to be followed is not SID at OEI,
a specific EOSID RTOW chart can be utilized.How will some body attempt for a SID or EOSID in first place when there is an engine failure or emergency at take off or while executing a SID ? Is not the captain supposed to break the SID and return to the airport instead of attempting a EOSID or am i missing some thing here.excuse for the poor knowledge as i do not have any exposure to commercial flying rules during an engine failure in a busy airport.

[john_tullamarine]

For heavy aircraft it is required (and for light, very sensible anyway) that the takeoff be scheduled on being able to handle an engine failure without crashing (for heavy, or without crashing very badly, for a lightie).

SIDs look at AEO, not OEI .. so, if terrain is a problem, the operator's ops engineering folk (or contract organisation) need to have scheduled a get out of jail free card departure (ie OEI escape) procedure to cover the OEI case.

More importantly, unless the gross weight is low enough for the aircraft to meet the SID requirements, the commander must not follow the SID after an engine failure.

[BOAC]

George - the key is that the 'Captain' needs to know HOW to return to the airport without hitting terrain, yes? Thus he needs a safe route following engine failure. Once above the minimum safe altitude he/she can then decide what to do.

[George Yogi]

Agreed ! The Airbus RTOW charts that Pilot recieve from Dispatch for a particular runway and Specific AB320 aircraft will have the OEI performance also accomodated in it , Am i right ? .

Hence following an engine failure in take off phase will be a life saver if Captain might have calculated his take off performance from OEI RTOW chart before take off and follows EOSID after engine failure for terrain clearance.