Any 737 pilots here?

[Krhuangbin]

VERY specific question if so

If crew are performing an autoland on 737 in bad weather/visibilty, and during that procedure/descent it fails (my research suggests there is a fail operational and fail passive ) and then announces that they cannot land at that airport any longer (despite previously informing cabin of auto land and turn off phones) and must divert (announcing the inability to land as technical issues to passengers, (as autoland required for those conditions/crew ability ?) does that mean the reason for the diversion is due to adverse weather, or technical issues?

As I said, very specific

Edited by Krhuangbin on Monday 9th March 14:49

[rs4al]

Have you got the actual RVR at the time of the approach? as a lot of 737's are only cat 3A so need 200m RVR

[ttrjs]

Depends if the “technical issue “ is with the aircraft equipment or the ground equipment ( runway lights, ILS transmitter, RVR transmissometer etc ). More detail needed. Also, most 737 operate to max Cat 3A.

More info needed!

[Krhuangbin]

Thanks both - not sure on either . I was a passenger and just wondered what could have happened that resulted in a diversion being made, after autoland was informed as being performed to the passengers ( “turn off phones”) approach was started ( “cabin crew 10 mins to landing”) .. then a last minute diversion (not go around/abort) which was explained as being required due to a technical issue with autoland which was described as mandatory for these conditions by the captain, to an airport with better weather

Edited by Krhuangbin on Monday 9th March 19:02

[Krhuangbin]

I d add that airline engineers attended the flight deck after we landed, and much sheepish discussion was had between them, pilots and cabin crew while we waited over an hour to disembark

[Bezerk]

Technical Issues.

Ive got 1 hour on a 737 Sim.

[Glosphil]

Bezerk said:

Technical Issues.

Ive got 1 hour on a 737 Sim.

Damn, you're more qualified tham me. I could only afford 45 minutes on a 737 simulator. 3 take-offs & landings & one go-around.