VNKT to OSDI Flight Report - B789

Flight from VNKT to OSDI

Wednesday, 07 February 2024 09:08

Minutes 416

2,560 nm

Fuel 35,137 kg

B789

Departure

Runway 20 at VNKT

Tribhuvan Intl

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Altitude

4,357 ft asl

Weight

238,150 kg

Fuel

40,569 kg

Temperature

19 °C

Wind Speed

13 kt

Wind Direction

300.0 °

Headwind

-2 kt

Crosswind

12 kt

Arrival

Runway 23R at OSDI

Damascus Intl

Damascus Damascus Countryside, Syria

2,005 ft asl

Altitude

203,013 kg

Weight

5,432 kg

Fuel

13 °C

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

189.9 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.06%

Departure Score 96.12%

Enroute Score 99.49%

Arrival Score 80.43%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

62.01 %

Touchdown

78.3 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

65.42 %

Threshold height at 71 ft agl was well above target.

Threshold speed

82.62 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 151 kt.

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

70.87 %

Touchdown rate was firm at -327 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

81.9 %

Touchdown speed at 141 kt was fast.

Aim point

72 %

Touchdown point was 301 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

62.01 %

Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.5 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages VNKT to OSDI

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kn 0 kn min to max 16 kn	0		9 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kn max 11 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.00 g	0.97		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.5 °	-0.0		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 09:08:32
Info	Engine 2 Started at 09:08:32
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 09:08:32
Info	Landing Gear Down at 09:08:32
Info	Parking Brake On at 09:08:32
Info	Parking Brake Off at 09:09:38
Info	Engine 1 Started at 09:10:26
Info	Parking Brake On at 09:10:55
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 09:11:26
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 09:11:26
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 09:11:29
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 09:11:42
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated at 09:11:46
Info	Parking Brake Off at 09:12:30
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 09:12:41
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 09:12:42
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 09:15:35

Departure Roll

82.27 %

Departure roll runway 20 at VNKT Tribhuvan Intl. Takeoff distance 2,747 m 94 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 166 kn. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 13 kn at 300 °. Crosswind: 13 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
25.4 %	Takeoff distance 2,747 m 94 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 166 kn Target 160 kn
83.41 %	Runway alignment max 6.63 m 0.30 m left to 6.33 m right	-1.22		-0.42 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		0.92 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -0.8 ° min to max 4.8 °	-0.3		4.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.1		1.8 °
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 09:18:06

Departure Climb 1

98.55 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 20 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 172 kn 166 kn min to max 178 kn	166		178 kn
94.21 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 1.4 ° min to max 4.2 °	1.9		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.87 g min to max 1.18 g	0.91		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 143 ft/m -125 ft/m min to max 612 ft/m	-79		612 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 4 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl	0		22 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.5 ° 3.6 ° min to max 7.9 °	3.9		7.7 °

Departure Climb 2

99.93 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 20 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 181 kn 178 kn min to max 189 kn	178		189 kn
99.71 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.1 °	1.8		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.09 g 1.08 g min to max 1.11 g	1.09		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI 1,113 ft/m 634 ft/m min to max 3,071 ft/m	634		3,071 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 72 ft agl 23 ft agl min to max 372 ft agl	23		372 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.9 ° 7.8 ° min to max 13.6 °	7.8		13.6 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 09:18:37

Departure Climb 3

99.86 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 20 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.9 ° -1.1 ° min to max -0.7 °	-0.7		-1.1 °
100 %	Average speed 185 kn 184 kn min to max 189 kn	189		185 kn
99.29 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.7 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.7		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 1.01 g min to max 1.16 g	1.10		1.16 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,939 ft/m 3,310 ft/m min to max 4,521 ft/m	3,310		4,521 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 692 ft agl 428 ft agl min to max 975 ft agl	428		975 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 16.1 ° 14.4 ° min to max 18.4 °	14.4		18.4 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 09:18:51

Enroute Climb

98 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile east of Patan (Bagmati Province, Nepal). Climbing from 5,404 ft asl to 38,384 ft asl, an increase of 32,980 ft in 19 minutes and covering 101 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 263 kn 166 kn min to max 298 kn	184		273 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 33.3 °	5.5		0.1 °
80 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.40 g min to max 1.31 g	1.11		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI 2,129 ft/m -1,063 ft/m min to max 5,045 ft/m	4,831		-127 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18,046 ft asl 5,404 ft asl min to max 38,385 ft asl	5,404		38,384 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.1 ° 3.7 ° min to max 18.7 °	18.7		4.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 09:19:32
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 09:19:35
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 09:19:37
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 09:21:42
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 09:21:46
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 09:37:48

Enroute Level

99.07 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Siddharthanagar (Lumbini Province, Nepal) and lasted 219 minutes, covering 1,365 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
96.9 %	Average altitude 38,040 ft asl 37,747 ft asl min to max 38,438 ft asl	38,398		37,752 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 271 kn 260 kn min to max 273 kn	273		270 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.8 °	7.9		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.90 g min to max 1.08 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 2.9 ° min to max 4.1 °	3.7		3.5 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 13:17:32

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Chamanzar (Kerman Province, Iran). Climbing from 37,752 ft asl to 38,615 ft asl, an increase of 862 ft in 1 minutes and covering 11 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 269 kn 266 kn min to max 272 kn	270		266 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.06 g	0.99		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI 499 ft/m 7 ft/m min to max 893 ft/m	7		360 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 38,141 ft asl 37,742 ft asl min to max 38,615 ft asl	37,752		38,615 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 3.5 ° min to max 4.8 °	3.5		4.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:19:05

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 8 miles east of OIKE Kerman Airport Kerman (Kerman Province, Iran) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 53 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 38,711 ft asl 38,680 ft asl min to max 38,730 ft asl	38,682		38,681 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 264 kn 263 kn min to max 266 kn	264		264 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 6.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.6 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.06 g	1.04		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 3.2 ° min to max 4.6 °	4.6		3.7 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 13:26:49

Enroute Climb 3

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north of Kashku'iyeh (Kerman Province, Iran). Climbing from 38,680 ft asl to 41,642 ft asl, an increase of 2,962 ft in 6 minutes and covering 41 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 256 kn 248 kn min to max 265 kn	264		249 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI 502 ft/m -170 ft/m min to max 746 ft/m	72		180 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 40,277 ft asl 38,680 ft asl min to max 41,642 ft asl	38,680		41,642 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.7 ° 3.8 ° min to max 5.4 °	3.8		4.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 13:32:11

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 6 miles north of Ne`matabad (Kerman Province, Iran) and lasted 131 minutes, covering 925 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 41,594 ft asl 41,478 ft asl min to max 41,769 ft asl	41,635		41,761 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 246 kn 244 kn min to max 249 kn	249		246 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.7 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.07 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° 3.8 ° min to max 5.0 °	4.3		4.2 °

Enroute Descent

99.37 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile south east of Bi'r al Hayl at Tahtani (Damascus Countryside, Syria). Descent from 41,761 ft asl to 3,776 ft asl, a decrease of 37,985 ft in 19 minutes and covering 56 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 263 kn 143 kn min to max 308 kn	246		149 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 11.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 23.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
93.71 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.64 g min to max 1.23 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -2,497 ft/m -4,365 ft/m min to max 1 ft/m	1		-968 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17,913 ft asl 3,776 ft asl min to max 41,761 ft asl	41,761		3,776 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -4.2 ° min to max 4.2 °	4.2		1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 15:43:55
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 15:56:39
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:56:43
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:56:51
Info	Autopilot Nav1 Lock Deactivated at 15:57:56
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Activated at 15:57:56
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:58:30
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:59:41
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:59:47
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:59:57
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 16:00:13
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 16:00:37
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:00:38
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 16:01:13
Info	Flaps Position 9 at 16:01:14

Arrival

99.2 %

Arrival started 1 mile south east of Bi'r al Hayl at Tahtani (Damascus Countryside, Syria).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 150 kn 145 kn min to max 157 kn	150		152 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 14.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.7 °	0.5		13.0 °
96 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.87 g min to max 1.32 g	1.01		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI -786 ft/m -1,762 ft/m min to max 79 ft/m	-971		-1,074 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,042 ft asl 2,370 ft asl min to max 3,760 ft asl	3,760		2,370 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 1.2 ° min to max 7.1 °	1.6		4.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 16:02:58
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 16:03:04
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated at 16:03:04
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 16:03:40
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 16:03:44
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 16:03:45
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 16:03:45
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 16:03:45

Arrival Final 1

88.09 %

Approaching runway 23R at OSDI Damascus Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 350 ft agl to 92 ft agl. A decrease of 258 ft in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
64.8 %	Approach angle 4.0 ° 3.4 ° min to max 5.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		5.4 °
100 %	Average speed 153 kn 151 kn min to max 154 kn	152		151 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.3		-0.2 °
75.64 %	Average bank angle 4.4 ° 0.7 ° min to max 12.3 °	12.3		1.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.08 g	1.08		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -834 ft/m -948 ft/m min to max -648 ft/m	-948		-829 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 220 ft agl 92 ft agl min to max 350 ft agl	350		92 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 1.7 ° min to max 5.0 °	4.8		3.2 °

Arrival Landing

62.01 %

Landing on runway 23R at OSDI Damascus Intl, runway length 3,586 m. Threshold height at 71 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 151 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
82.62 %	Threshold speed was well above target at 151 kn. Target 130 kn
65.42 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.99 g min to max 1.09 g	1.02		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 147 kn 141 kn min to max 151 kn	151		141 kn
Info	Average VSI -497 ft/m -788 ft/m min to max -327 ft/m	-788		-327 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 29 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 71 ft agl	71		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 3.3 ° min to max 6.4 °	3.3		6.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

78.3 %

Touchdown point was 301 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 141 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -327 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 6 kn at 189 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 5 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
70.87 %	Touchdown VSI was -327 ft/m.
72 %	Touchdown distance was 713 m Target 457 m
81.9 %	Speed at touchdown 141 kn Target 121 kn
62.01 %	Runway alignment max 12.52 m 12.34 m right	-12.52		-12.01 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.6		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.17 g 1.03 g min to max 1.25 g	1.03		1.13 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 141 kn 140 kn min to max 141 kn	141		140 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 4.3 ° min to max 6.4 °	6.4		4.3 °

Arrival Rollout

83.77 %

Total landing distance 1,642 m, 46 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.0 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,642 m 46 % of runway.
63.93 %	Runway alignment max 15.15 m 3.18 m left to 11.97 m right	-11.97		3.18 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.12 g	1.12		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 127 kn 75 kn min to max 139 kn	139		75 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max 5.5 °	4.3		-0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.0		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 42 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 38 kn 25 kn min to max 70 kn	70		25 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 16:05:33
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 16:05:33
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 16:05:33
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 16:05:42
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 16:05:43
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:05:44
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:05:45

Arrival Taxi

90 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kn 2 kn min to max 24 kn	24		4 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:08:08
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 16:08:21
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 16:06:13
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 16:08:23
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 16:08:29
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 16:08:30
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 16:08:34
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 16:08:35
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 16:08:36

Takeoff on runway 20 at VNKT Tribhuvan Intl in the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

96.12 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

82.27 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

76.72 %

Roll distance of 2,747 m using 93.65 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 166 kn - Target 160 kn

Alignment

83.41 %

0.30 m left to 6.33 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

98.55 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 20 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

94.21 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.93 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 20 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

99.71 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.86 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 20 VNKT Tribhuvan Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

99.29 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 23R at OSDI Damascus Intl in the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Landing Score 78.04 %

88.09 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 23R at OSDI Damascus Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 350 ft agl to 92 ft agl. A decrease of 258 ft in 18 seconds.

Glideslope

64.8 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

64.8 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

75.64 %

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

62.01 %

Landing

Landing on runway 23R at OSDI Damascus Intl, runway length 3,586 m. Threshold height at 71 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was well above target at 151 kn.

Height

65.42 %

Threshold height at 71 ft agl was well above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

82.62 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 151 kt. Target 130 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °