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I would expect, that if they tried to deploy thrust reversers, that event would have been included in this summary. If such an assumption is safe, then the impl
by mrguyorama 5d ago
I would expect, that if they tried to deploy thrust reversers, that event would have been included in this summary. If such an assumption is safe, then the implication is that they didn't even try to deploy reverse thrust which is insane.
Similarly, it isn't specified anywhere, but it took TEN FULL SECONDS of contact with the runway between first wheel down and last wheel down. Why didn't spoilers deploy and bring down the third wheel way faster than that? Do spoilers require all three wheels already down? Why, this is exactly what they are for!
There was also 7 seconds between first wheel touchdown and first application of brakes. That would seem to mean they were confused and autobrakes didn't function, but then the third wheel comes down, which should have let autobrakes and thrust reversers deploy, yet the aircraft only lost 14 knots in the 4 seconds between that event and the throttles being moved to go around. That is consistent with only the existing braking effort, which expended a similar speed in the previous 4 seconds. Brake performance may have been reduced by a slick runway maybe.
15 full seconds between first wheel touchdown and an actual decision to go around being executed. 3000 feet is a rather significant portion of any runway.