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CAL aborted landing problems in DUB (twice)

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Must be a slow news day. There were VERY high winds that day in Ireland and they were above the crosswind landing limitations of the airplane. Crew did what they had to do and didn't force the issue.

Are Xwind performance numbers considered a limitation? I don't have any jet experience but it seems like every P.O.H. I've seen points out that the max tested X-wind figures are not a limitation. That being said, they went around twice because they didn't feel it was safe to land.
 
For certain jets they are, or they may be a limitation per the individual airline's ops specs. For example when I flew the E145 our crosswind numbers were recommendations, but at JetBlue the numbers for both the 190 and 320 are limitations.
 
Are Xwind performance numbers considered a limitation? I don't have any jet experience but it seems like every P.O.H. I've seen points out that the max tested X-wind figures are not a limitation. That being said, they went around twice because they didn't feel it was safe to land.


They are in the Limitations section and are "recommended" limits. I take that to mean a limit and thats thanks to lawyers. Imagine what would happen to the crew if they tried to pull of a landing 1 knot above the "recommended" speed in the LIMITATIONS section.
 

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