Limitations

Home>AircraftSystems>Limitations

Contents
Operational
FlightManoeuvringLoadAccelerationLimits
AltitudeDisplayLimitsforRVSMOperations
AirSystems
AntiIce&Rain
Airstairs
APU
Autopilot/FlightDirectorSystem
Communications
HUDSystem
Electrics
FlightControls
FlightManagement,Navigation
Fuel
HydraulicPower
LandingGear
PerformanceDataComputerSystem
Pneumatics
PowerPlant
WindLimits
ContaminatedRunways

Note:NotalllimitationsgivenhereareAFM

Operational
Runwayslopelimits

+/2%

Maxtakeoff/landingtailwindcomponent

10kts(Maybe15ktsascustomeroption)

Notailwindcomponentallowedoncontaminatedrunways.
Maxwindspeedfortaxing
Turbulentairspeed

Maxoperatingaltitude

65kts
1/200:

280kts/.70M

3/500:

280kts/.73M

6/900:

280kts/.76M

1/500:

37,000ft

6/900:

41,000ft

MaximumTakeoffandLandingAltitude

8,400ft(12,000fthighaltitudeoption)

Maxprecipitationdepthfortakeofforlanding

Drysnow60mm
Water,wetsnow,slush13mm.(AFM=15mm)

Maxdemonstratedcrosswind

1/200:

31kts

3/500:

35kts

6/900:

36kts

6/900winglets:

33kts

FlightManoeuvringLoadAccelerationLimits(AFM)
Flapsup

+2.5gto1.0g

Flapsdown

+2.0gto0.0g

AltitudeDisplayLimitsforRVSMOperations
StandbyaltimetersdonotmeetaltimeteraccuracyrequirementsofRVSMairspace.
ThemaximumallowableinflightdifferencebetweenCaptainandFirstOfficeraltitudedisplaysforRVSM
operationsis200feet.
ThemaximumallowableonthegroundaltitudedisplaydifferencesforRVSMoperationsare:
7371/500
FieldElevation
SeaLevel
5,000ft
10,000ft

MaxDiffbetween
Captain&F/O
40ft
45ft
50ft

MaxDiffbetweenCaptainor
F/OandFieldElevation
75ft
75ft
75ft

737NG
FieldElevation
SeaLevelto5,000ft
5,001to10,000ft

MaxDiffbetween
Captain&F/O
50ft
60ft

MaxDiffbetweenCaptainor
F/OandFieldElevation
75ft
75ft

WeightLimitations
Toomanytaxi,takeoff,landing&zerofuellimitationstolisthere.

AirSystems
Maxcabindifferentialpressure(reliefvalves)

1/500:8.65psi
6/900:9.10psi

Maxcabindifffortakeoff&landing

0.125psi(236ftbelowairportPA)

Onepackmaybeinoperativeprovided
maximumaltitudeislimitedto

FL250

WithenginebleedairswitchesON,donotoperatetheairconditioningpacksinHIGH
fortakeoff,approachorlanding.

AntiIce&Rain
Engineantiicemustbeonduringallgroundandflightoperationswhenicing
conditionsexistorareanticipated,exceptduringclimbandcruisebelow40CSAT.
Engineantiicemustbeonpriortoandduringdescentinallicingconditions,
includingtemperaturesbelow40CSAT.
DonotusewingantiiceonthegroundwhentheOATisabove10C.

7371/200:
MinimumN1foroperatinginicingconditionsexceptforlanding:40%whenTAT
between0and10C55%whenTATbelow0C70%inmoderatetosevereicing
conditionswhenTATbelow6.5C.
Windowheatinop:maxspeed250ktsbelow10,000ft.
GravelProtectswitch:ANTIICEpositionwhenusingengineinletantiice.

7376/900withoutstiffenedelevatortabs:
Afteranygrounddeicing/antiicingofthehorizontalstabilizerusingTypeIIorTypeIV
fluids,airspeedmustbelimitedto270KIASuntilthecrewhasbeeninformedthat
applicablemaintenanceprocedureshavebeenaccomplishedthatwouldallow
exceedanceof270KIAS.Oncetheapplicablemaintenanceprocedureshavebeen
accomplished,exceeding270KIASispermissibleonlyuntilthenextapplicationof
TypeIIorTypeIVdeicing/antiicingfluids.

Airstairs
Maxwindspeedforoperation

40kts

Mayremainextendedinwindsupto

60kts

APU
MaxEGT

760C

MaxcontinuousEGT

710C

Maxaltusingbleedandelectrics

10,000ft

Maxaltusingbleedonly

17,000ft

Maxaltusingelectricsonly

35,000ftGarrett
37,000ftSundstrand
41,000ft737NG

Failedstartwaittimes:
Garrett:

Nowaitafter1stattempt
5minsafter2ndattempt
1hrafter3rdattempt

Sundstrand:

3attemptsthen30minwait

APUbleedvalvemustbeclosedwhen:
Groundairconnectedandisolationvalveopen
Engineno.1bleedvalveopen
Isolationandengineno.2bleedvalvesopen.
APUbleedvalvemaybeopenduringenginestart,butavoidenginepoweraboveidle.

Autopilot/FlightDirectorSystem
1/200:
Useofautopilotnotauthorisedfortakeofforlanding.
Donotusetheautopilotrollchannelabove30,000ftwithyawdamperinoperative.
Donotuseautopilotpitchchannelabove0.81MwithhydraulicsystemAorB
depressurised.
DonotuseALTHOLDmodewhenCaptain'salternatestaticsourceisselected.

3/500:
Useofailerontrimwithautopilotengagedisprohibited.
Donotengagetheautopilotfortakeoffbelow1000ftAGL.
Forsinglechanneloperation,theautopilotshallnotbeengagedbelow50ftAGL.
Maximumallowablewindspeeds,whenconductingadualchannelCatIIorCatIII
landingpredicatedonautolandoperations,are:
Headwind25knots
Crosswind25knots
Tailwind:10knots
Maximumandminimumglideslopeanglesare3.25degreesand2.5degrees
respectively.
Autolandcapabilitymayonlybeusedwithflaps30or40andbothenginesoperative.

6/900:
Useofailerontrimwithautopilotengagedisprohibited.
Donotengagetheautopilotfortakeoffbelow400ftAGL.
Forsinglechanneloperationduringapproach,theautopilotshallnotremainengaged
below50ftAGL.
Theautopilotmustbedisengagedbeforetheairplanedescendsmorethan50feet
belowtheminimumdescentaltitude(MDA)unlessitiscoupledtoanILSglideslope
andlocalizerorinthegoaroundmode.(JAARule).

Maximumallowablewindspeeds,whenconductingadualchannelCatIIorCatIII
landingpredicatedonautolandoperations,are:
.Headwind25knots
.Crosswind25knots
.Tailwind:Variesbetween0and15ktsdependinguponfieldelevationandflap
setting.
Maximumandminimumglideslopeanglesare3.25degreesand2.5degrees

respectively.
Autolandcapabilitymayonlybeusedwithflaps30or40andbothenginesoperative.

Communications
DonotuseVHF3(ifinstalledforvoicecommunication)forATCcommunicationswithACARSoperational.
AircraftCommunicationsAddressingandReportingSystem
TheACARSislimitedtothetransmissionandreceiptofmessagesthatwillnotcreateanunsafeconditionifthe
messageisimproperlyreceived,suchasthefollowingconditions:
.themessageorpartsofthemessagearedelayedornotreceived,
.themessageisdeliveredtothewrongrecipient,or
.themessagecontentmaybefrequentlycorrupted.
However,PreDepartureClearance,DigitalAutomaticTerminalInformationService,OceanicClearances,Weight
andBalanceandTakeoffDatamessagescanbetransmittedandreceivedoverACARSiftheyareverifiedper
approvedoperationalprocedures.

HUDSystem
OptionWithHGS4000PhaseI:AIIImodeapproachandlandingsarenotapprovedforairplaneswithFlight
DynamicsModel4000PhaseIHGSinstalled.
WithHGS2350andpolarnavigation:DonotuseHUDSystematlatitudesgreaterthan85degreeslatitudeor
whentheHeadingReferenceSwitchisintheTRUEposition.

Electrics
TRvoltagerange

2430V

Batteryvoltagerange

2230V(Maybeupto33Vduringpulsemodecharging)

Maxenginegendriveoiltemp

157C

Maxenginegendriverise

20C

Maxenginegenload(1/200only)

111Amps

IfaircraftisfittedwithaVSCF,mustoperatewithin45minsofasuitableaerodrome.

FlightControls
Maxflapextendaltitude:20,000ft
Inflight,donotextendspeedbrakeleverbeyondFLIGHTDETENT.
Holdinginicingconditionswithflapsextendedisprohibited.
Donotdeploythespeedbrakesinflightatradioaltitudeslessthan1,000ft.
Avoidrapidandlargealternatingcontrolinputs,especiallyincombinationwithlarge
changesinpitch,roll,oryaw(e.g.largesideslipangles)astheymayresultin
structuralfailureatanyspeed,includingbelowVA.

7376/900withoutstiffenedelevatortabs:Donotoperatetheairplaneatspeedsin
excessof300KIASwithspeedbrakesextended.WARNING:Useofspeedbrakesat
speedsinexcessof320KIAScouldresultinaseverevibration,which,inturn,could
causeextremedamagetothehorizontalstabilizer.
Alternateflapdutycycle:
FlapPosition
015
1540

MinutesOff
5
25

FlightManagement,Navigation
Donotoperateweatherradarnearfuelspillsorwithin15feetofpeople.
AirDataInertialReferenceUnit:ADIRUalignmentmustnotbeattemptedatlatitudes
greaterthan78degrees15minutes.
TheuseofLNAVorVNAVwithQFEselectedisprohibited.
FMCU7.2orearlier:DuringVORapproaches,onepilotmusthaverawdatafromthe
VORassociatedwiththeapproachdisplayedontheEHSIVOR/ILSmodenolater
thanthefinalapproachfix.
737NGOnly:UseoftheverticalsituationdisplayduringQFEoperationisprohibited.
EnhancedGPWS:
Donotusetheterraindisplayfornavigation.
Donotusethelookaheadterrainalertingandterraindisplayfunctionswithin
15nmoftakeoff,approachorlandingatanairportnotcontainedintheGPWS
terraindatabase

Fuel
Maxtemp

+49C

Mintemp

7371/500:45Corfreezept+3C
7376/900:43Corfreezept+3C

Maxlateralimbalance

453kg(=1,000lbs)
Greaterallowancegivenforunsymmetricalloads
incargoversion.

Maintanksmustbefullifcentrecontainsover453kg
Forgroundoperation,centretankpumpsmustbenotbepositionedtoON,unless
defuellingortransferringfuel,ifquantityisbelow453kgs.
CentretankpumpsmustbeswitchedOFFwhenbothLPlightsilluminate.
CentretankpumpsmustnotbeleftONunlesspersonnelareavailableintheflight
decktomonitorLPlights.
Fuelcrossfeedvalvemustbeclosedfortakeoffandlanding.(737NGonly)

HydraulicPower
Minimumof760kgfuelrequiredinrespectivetankforhydraulicpump
operation.

Minimumof88%requiredfordespatch.

LandingGear
Donotapplybrakesuntilaftertouchdown.
Operationwithassumedtemperaturereducedtakeoffthrustisnotpermittedwith
antiskidinoperative.
Maxspeed,gearextension

270kt/0.82

Maxspeed,gearretraction

235kt

Maxspeed,gearextended

320kt/0.82

PerformanceDataComputerSystem(1/200Only)
DonotusethePDCSinformationunlesstheengineconfigurationdisplayedonthe
PDCSisthesameastheengineconfigurationoftheairplane.
FuelmanagementandrangecalculationspresentedbythePDCShavenotbeen
evaluatedbytheFAA.
VerifythattherepresentativetakeoffEPRlimitsdisplayedontheCDUandEPR
indicatorsagreewiththepredeterminedlimitsobtainedfromtheflightmanual.

Pneumatics
Maxexternalairpressure

60psig

Maxexternalairtemp

232C

PowerPlant
JT8D9

JT8D17A

CFM563

CFM567

Maxtimefortakeofforgo
aroundthrust:

5mins

5mins

5mins

5mins

MaxN1

100.1%

102.4%

106%

104%

MaxN2

100.0%

100.0%

105%

105%

Takeoff

580C

650C

930C

950C

Continuous

540C

610C

895C

925C

Start

350/420C

575C

725C

725C

165C

155C

MaxEGT's:

OilT's&P's
Maxtemperature
15minutelimit

121157C

131165C

160165C

140155C

Maxcontinuous

120C

130C

160C

140C

Minoilpress

40psi

40psi

Minoilqty(atdespatch)

13psi
(warning
light),
26psi
(gauge)

13psi
(warning
light),
26psi
(gauge)

3USGalor
75%full

3USGalor
75%full

CFM567 limits: Maximum and minimum limits are red. Caution limits are
amber.
Pneumatic pressure prior to starter engagement: 30psi 1/2psi per 1000'
amsl.(7371/500Only)
Starterdutycycle1stattempt:2minon,20secoff
2nd&subsequentattempt:2minon,3minoff
Engineignitionmustbeonfor:Takeoff,Landing,Operationinheavyrainand
Antiiceoperation.
Intentionalselectionofreversethrustinflightisprohibited.

WindLimitsforT/O&Landing
BrakingAction

MaxXwind

Motne

Coefficient

Good

35kt

95

0.4+

Med/good

30kt

94

0.390.36

Medium

25kt

93

0.350.3

Med/poor

20kt

92

0.290.26

Poor

15kt

91

0.25&less

Note1.Different(reduced)xwindguidelinesareavailablefor30mwiderunways.
Note2.Maximumwindspeedfortaxyingis65kts

ContaminatedRunways
Maxdepthsasfollows
Drysnow

60mm

Wetsnow

13mm

Compactedsnow/Slush

13mm

Standingwater

13mm

NBAbove5Csnowistobe
consideredasslush.

MinWidthforSnowClearance
Width

Depth

Central30m

13mm

Next8m(38)

23cm

Next16m(54mwidth)

38cm

Beyond54m

120cm