c/aviation · by GlobalMagenta@lemm.ee · 3y

United 767 fuselage crumpled after hard landing

Als kruisbericht geplaatst vanaf: https://lemm.ee/post/2786110

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N641UA performing flight UA-702 from Newark,NJ to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), landed on Houston's runway 26L at 10:34L (15:34Z) but touched down hard. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron. There were no injuries.

Source: https://avherald.com/h?article=50c768a7&opt=0

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deweydecibel@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (4 replies)

The final contributing factor was the aircraft flying very close to its maximum landing weight. The airplane landed at 196,000 lb and has a maximum landing weight of 198,000 lb, which is considered to have contributed to the damaged caused to the airframe.

Never heard of "landing weight" before. Is that basically just take-off weight minus the burned fuel it took to reach the destination? Can they potentially burn off more fuel prior to landing to reduce this risk?

GlobalMagenta@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Correct. It is also used for performance calculations. For example to calculate what Autobreak setting should be used based on the runway length, METAR and landing weight.

I know Airbus aircraft calculate the "EFOB" (End Fuel On Board) in the MCDU. A pilot can calculate the Landing Weight based on the EFOB number by looking at the current weight and calculating based on the EFOB what the landing weight would be.

glibg10b@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Autobreak or autobrake?

Well, I guess it's both in this case

GlobalMagenta@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

Hahaha, sorry, not a native english speaker. Ofcourse: autobrake. :-)

Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 3y

They can dump the fuel to get under max landing weight.

Izzent@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Leave it to United to unite the worst service on board coupled with the worst maintenance and worst pilots.

Chog@kbin.social · 0 pts · 3y (1 reply)

A similar thing happened to a Delta Boeing 757 in the past. Let’s see if United also goes the same route of repairing or scrapping this one.

https://simpleflying.com/delta-hard-landing-boeing-757/

GlobalMagenta@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

I am curious as well. 32.4 years old. It did get a cabin refurbishment in January 2023, so this makes the repair/not repair decision perhaps a bit harder.