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| | TSB Reports - Air 1994 - A94F0048 |
 | | Just prior to intercepting the glide slope, the aircraft was 2.9 dots left of the localizer, at approximately 210 knots calibrated airspeed, 2,000 feet radio altitude, 7.1 DME, on a heading of 290 degrees magnetic to intercept the localizer, with the speed brakes in, flaps position 5, and the landing gear up. |
 | | During the landing, with the speed brakes deployed and the auto-throttles engaged, the tail of the aircraft struck the runway. |
 | | It is recognized that there is potential for forgetting the speed brakes in the deployed position, which greatly increases the possibility of a tailstrike on landing; hence, the rule that the speed brakes be retracted by 800 feet agl on descent. |
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