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Interesting Air France A340 - Bogota Incident

Old 20th Jun 2017, 15:25
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Thanx for all the interesting answers on my question (post #12).
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Old 20th Jun 2017, 17:32
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fan rpm is also a good indicator of thrust as you generally notice when a blade is missing
yea, the fan RPM would go up if it was the loss of a fan blade (loss of fan flow)
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Old 20th Jun 2017, 19:51
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I muss confess that I am a little puzzled that even the most recent offerings don't have some sort of take-off performance vs actual GPS position vs airport config monitoring system. Seems fairly doable with current technologies and could help with various scenario (most obvious being wrong runaway start position and wrong weight used for performance calculations).

Now I understand that each system will bring its own issues in the mix and the certification issues. But would still be worth IMHO.
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Old 20th Jun 2017, 22:10
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Takeoff performance monitoring - PPRuNe
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Old 20th Jun 2017, 22:17
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Thanks

Clearly not a new idea (although I don't see the use of GPS being discussed, nor any compeling argument not to do it).

In terms of UI I can imagine a green / yellow / red gauge displaying the delta between actual performance & position vs expected.
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Old 21st Jun 2017, 01:08
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There are reports that the audio has 'pitch, pitch' alerts at about 31 seconds into the takeoff.
How is that even possible during a takeoff?
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Old 21st Jun 2017, 03:59
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Kaypam, was it similar to this?
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Old 21st Jun 2017, 05:42
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35' is the requirement after losing thrust on 1 engine, nest ce pas?
35' for a dry runway, 15' for a wet cert ac on a wet runway.

In regards to obstacles, the OCA is the same, there is not a difference between all engine and EO clearance areas. The area assume a min perf gradient

In the event of an engine failure, continued adherence to departure procedures may not be possible as SIDs or DPs do not necessarily assure that engine-out obstacle clearance requirements are met.
The most common procedure to maximize takeoff weight when significant obstacles are present along the normal departure route is to use an EOSID in the event of an engine failure on takeoff. If the EOSID routing is different from a SID or DP, then the obstacles along this track are used to determine the maximum allowable takeoff weight for that runway. Note that often the path of the EOSID will not overfly the area where the aerodrome operator has provided an obstacle survey.


Net climb min requirements are the same, EO or not. Up to performance guys to make sure EO perf meets the min. OCA. This typically means weight limiting the ac to meet the SID path when OE, because the obstacles have been evaluated along this corridor.

Can be EO, above temp..whatever, the obstacle clearance area is the same for all.

As a note: Some airlines have purchased specific high temp and/or EO procedures that include obstacle analysis based on ac performance, rather than limiting loading based on the criteria min climb or temperatures

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Old 21st Jun 2017, 05:51
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Is this type notoriously prone to tailstrike on T/O, so that you "always", deliberately, tend to rotate slower than the Airbus nominal rate?
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Old 21st Jun 2017, 06:20
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NO! Same technique.
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Old 21st Jun 2017, 07:17
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Originally Posted by gearlever
The BFU (?) jumped in...., French plane in Colombia....
Lufthansa operates a similar type (A343) to BOG on a regular basis and changed their procedures to better operate out of that station. LH had a tailwind situation in November 2016 there: http://avherald.com/h?article=4a1568b4&opt=1
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Old 21st Jun 2017, 09:57
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If I remember well the maximum takeoff weight of an airliner, must be equal to or less than the maximum structural,
and such that its T.O. run is equal to or shorter than:
- Take-Off Distance;
- Take-Off Run;
- Accelerate-Stop Distance,
AND: WITH ALL ENGINES OPERATING, TAKE OFF DISTANCE PLUS 15%
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Old 21st Jun 2017, 23:28
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The airline reported a similiar occurrence happened also on Apr 4th 2017 to the same aircraft.
This sort of points back to the frame itself, unless the same crew was involved in that event as well.

I'll avoid making "curvature of the earth required for takeoff" comments, because it would be really, really interesting to find out how and why this happened.

LH had a tailwind situation in November 2016
This, I guess, could also be a factor, inspite of what METARS reports.

Sudden gust, and all that.

Let the discussion run on!
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 05:52
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Difficult to see this being a 'frame' issue.

There should be sufficient data recorded for AF/Airbus to determine what caused the problem(s).

I might be over simplifying things but isn't there a time/speed gradient for weight/power/available runway length settings - this would pick up brakes being on/power settings incorrect.
Admittedly this wouldn't pick up starting at the wrong intersection or incorrect weight being input.
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 06:45
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Originally Posted by Momoe
Difficult to see this being a 'frame' issue
That's anybody's guess. The quote from Avherald:

"The airline reported a similiar occurrence happened also on Apr 4th 2017 to the same aircraft"
is somewhat ambiguous, to say the least.

It's not clear whether they are referring to the same airframe (F-GLZU) or merely the same type (A343) and/or whether the "similar occurrence" also happened at Bogota.

If also at BOG, it can't have been the same airframe on the date quoted.
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 07:10
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Same airframe, also in BOG.
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 07:52
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Originally Posted by fab777
Same airframe, also in BOG.
Thanks - then it must be the date reported by Avherald that's wrong, as F-GLZU was flying the North Atlantic on that day.

That aside, don't attach too much significance to the same tail number being involved on both occasions. It may well just be a coincidence, given that it has operated more than 20 CDG/BOG rotations so far this year.
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 10:00
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Having all these gizmos is all very well, but there is no real substitute for a good rule of thumb and a knowledge of the real (actual - not what they tell you) weight of the aircraft. I have very clear recollections of all sorts of unknowns being shoved into the forward hold at BOG and only coming to light because of my insistence. Bring back STAN of the VC9! At least you would then know the real weight.
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 12:34
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I've been in a major airline that "routinely" lied about cargo weights. Vancouver photographers knew that this airline would always rotate right at the far end of the runway, providing them with some nice photos. Aircraft would also never make performance altitudes, etc. I believe one crew insisted on all cargo being weighed upon arrival and it was found that there was a massive discrepancy in cargo weights. Lots of bluster from company but they knew what was going on and did nothing about it.
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Old 22nd Jun 2017, 12:42
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Originally Posted by etudiant
There are reports that the audio has 'pitch, pitch' alerts at about 31 seconds into the takeoff.
How is that even possible during a takeoff?
What are the necessary conditions to normally trigger such audio warning ?
Does such warning limit in a way the pitch control ?
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