The following information provides an awareness of problems that might be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.
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‘Impaired Performance’ Cited
Boeing 737-800. Minor damage. No injuries.
The flight crew’s “failure to take into account the length of the runway available for takeoff” caused a serious incident in which the 737 struck temporary lights and safety-barrier markings adjacent to a construction work area on a runway at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug. 16, 2008, said a report issued in August by the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA).
The report said that factors contributing to the incident were inadequate procedures established by the operator for the use of the on-board performance tool to calculate takeoff performance parameters an…
