AA incident in CLT

[whaleroast]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/topstories/story/1125715.html

 

[crj567]

Darn regionals!

Those guys just suck!

 

[Captain Morgan]

This jumped out at me...

"The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the investigation, said investigators also will look into whether crew fatigue might have been an issue. The crew had been on duty about 14 hours before the landing, according to the report."

 

[MCDU]

Darn regionals!

Those guys just suck!

The regional guy would have killed everybody. They really do suck.
Fatigue is an issue and it impairs judgement and ability. Long days like this need to stop. Tired=Unsafe just like most Regionals are.

M

 

[Kharma Police]

The regional guy would have killed everybody. They really do suck.
Fatigue is an issue and it impairs judgement and ability. Long days like this need to stop. Tired=Unsafe just like most Regionals are.

M

The AA 1420 LIT accident is a perfect example that fatigue doesn't discriminate between regionals or majors.

 

[ProFracPilot]

Question: Is the MD-82 CAT III Autoland capable? I read a comment the crew was making a CATIII approach and had an equipment malfunction. Didn't sound right to me.

 

[AceOnTheRiver]

Question: Is the MD-82 CAT III Autoland capable? I read a comment the crew was making a CATIII approach and had an equipment malfunction. Didn't sound right to me.

Isn't any aircraft capable of autoland? Just some don't do it very well.

 

[XTW]

Question: Is the MD-82 CAT III Autoland capable? I read a comment the crew was making a CATIII approach and had an equipment malfunction. Didn't sound right to me.

Yes it is. Not pretty, but certified.


X

 

[ProFracPilot]

Yes it is. Not pretty, but certified.


X

Thanks.

 

[Dornier 335]

Fatigue is an issue and it impairs judgement and ability. Long days like this need to stop. Tired=Unsafe just like most Regionals are.

IATA won't allow this to happen. We know which way the Feds like to bend over to, don't we?

 

[SpauldingSmails]

This is very interesting.

I completed an ASAP report regarding an approach I executed into CLT earlier that very night. I wouldn't be surprised if some sort of equipment malfunctions were a contributing factor.
About 1.5 miles outside the FAF, while autopilot coupled to the ILS to 36C, the "approach monitor" came over tower freq to inform us, "I show you left of course, initiate an immediate right turn to rejoin the localizer." In reality, the CDI was showing about a needle-widths deflection to the left, meaning right of course.

The approach was to 36C, and the FMS cross-track error seemed nearly neutral. So it seems likely it was a radar tracking/ATC error, although it may have been a LOC anomoly.

To execute a right turn would have taken us closer to the parallel ILS being conducted to 36R. As 36L is closed/not built yet, so I decided instead to intervene and turn the aircraft a couple degrees to the left in accordance with our indications and rearmed the approach mode, the AP immediately recaptured and we flew coupled down to 300' and landed without incident.