Study of Water Pools on Runways Considering the ICAO and Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency Recommendations for Large Aircraft

Aviation is an important component of worldwide multimodal transportation systems. Safety and security issues are emerging because many airport managers are not well prepared to meet current passenger and freight demands. Timely corrective maintenance of airfield pavements ensures safety and security of aircraft operations. At the International Airport of Belém (SBBE) in the northern region of Brazil more than twenty flights were canceled in recent months due to the formation of water pools on the airfield pavements. The paper reviews limitations of current related regulations and standards. Guidelines are recommended for consideration of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Brazilian National Aviation Agency related to longitudinal roughness measurements for standard commercial airliners and large aircraft. It is essential to reduce the risk of aquaplaning on landing and takeoff operations to improve the runway condition and safety.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.airporttech.tc.faa.gov/DesktopModules/FlexNews/DownloadHandler.ashx?id=6bb173b8-f077-436c-8c01-52cfe9804cdb&f=S10073-Merighi_Uddin.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Merighi, João Virgilio
  • Uddin, Waheed
• Conference:
  • 2014 FAA Worldwide Airport Technology Transfer Conference
  • Location: Galloway New Jersey, United States
  • Date: 2014-8-5 to 2014-8-7
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: 2014 FAA Worldwide Airport Technology Transfer Conference Proceedings: Innovations in Airport Safety and Pavement Technology

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Aviation safety; Hydroplaning; Pavement maintenance; Recommendations; Regulations; Roughness; Standards; Water
• Identifier Terms: Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil (Brazil); International Civil Aviation Organization; Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01538170
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: S10073
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 25 2014 8:59AM