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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 5. PDF page 19.

replied, “right.” At 2348:12, the controller reported that the runway 4R RVR was now 1,600 feet. About 2348:18, the captain indicated that the flight was established on final approach;17 6 seconds later, the first officer informed the controller that the
Open official document at PDF page 19Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999

American Airlines 1420

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recorded on the CVR. At 2348:12, the controller informed the flight crew that the RVR was 1,600 feet. This RVR reading further reduced the company's maximum crosswind component for landing to 10 knots, which was required when an RVR was
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American Airlines 1420

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alerted the crew when the RVR for runway 4R had decreased first to 3,000 feet and then to 1,600 feet and when ATIS information Romeo was no longer valid. The Safety Board could not find any instance in which the
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American Airlines 1420

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drastically in a short timeframe; the RVR reading of 3,000 feet at 2346:52 had decreased to 1,600 feet less than 1 1/2 minutes later. Because a change in visibility is one of the conditions that generates a special weather observation,
Open official document at PDF page 164Runway Overrun During Landing: American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999