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American Airlines 1420

Printed page xii. PDF page 14.

the circumstances, (2) continuation of the approach to a landing when the company's maximum crosswind component was exceeded, and (3) use of reverse thrust greater than 1.3 engine pressure ratio after landing. The safety issues in this report focus on
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 68. PDF page 82.

and that the crosswind component is gradually increased until the MD-80's demonstrated maximum crosswind component is attained. Afterward, the runway surface friction component is reduced. This process is repeated until the pilots have experienced the control difficulties
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 121. PDF page 135.

crew about the fact that the winds reported by the controller exceeded the company's maximum crosswind component for wet runways and the prevailing RVR. According to American's flight manual, the maximum crosswind component for a DC-9 landing on a runway
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 122. PDF page 136.

speed.183 There was no further discussion of the winds, which still exceeded American's maximum crosswind limitations for landing.184 (NWS and ATC radar data indicated that, about this time, flight 1420 was on the leading edge of a line of thunderstorms.)
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 127. PDF page 141.

segment when a specific operational criterion was not met, that is, when the company's maximum crosswind component for conducting the landing was exceeded. The flight crewmembers' failure to establish the final landing flap configuration before reaching 1,000 feet afl and
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American Airlines 1420

Printed page 167. PDF page 181.

should have recognized that the approach to runway 4R should not continue because the maximum crosswind component for conducting the landing had been exceeded. 6. Because of the flight crew's failure to adequately prepare for the approach and the rapidly
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