AFTER LANDING AND TAXI TO THE STAND
Once fully clear, complete the normal after-landing flow: required lights and transponder state, speedbrake disarm/retraction, flap retraction when conditions permit and APU preparation if needed at the stand. Check brake temperatures and the taxi route. The landing has ended, but ground movement and system management continue. [119, PDF pp. 2-4]
Maintain the outside scan and controlled taxi technique used before departure. Resolve a changed route while stopped if necessary. At the stand, identify the correct stop position and coordinate the intended brake/chock arrangement. Confirm what is securing the aircraft before beginning shutdown. [119, PDF pp. 5-6,11-15]
Retain the normal monitoring discipline through the final taxi and ground handover. An uneventful arrival still leaves hot components, adjacent traffic and people approaching the aircraft. Give those tasks their attention before turning to the replay or the next sector.
IN PRACTICE: Taxi in with the same care used for taxi out
Before you begin: The whole aircraft is clear of the landing runway and the taxi clearance to the stand is understood.
1. Put the taxi route ahead of the cleanup
Action. Locate the cleared taxiways and parking position on the airport chart. Read back any crossing instruction and identify the next stopping point before starting the after-landing flow.
Check. Taxi navigation remains the primary task and there is no unexamined runway crossing in the route. [23, PDF pp. 1159-1160] [21, PDF pp. 201-202]
2. Remove the landing configuration
Action. For the normal uncontaminated case, select FLAPS 0, disarm the ground spoilers and check the actual positions. After an icing approach or exposure to snow/slush, retain the high-lift configuration until the ground check required by the normal procedure; account for any specified hot-weather configuration.
Check. The aircraft reaches the intended taxi configuration without retracting obstructed surfaces. The actual configuration, rather than a routine lever movement, is the check result. [23, PDF pp. 1159-1160]
3. Set the ground-facing systems
Action. Set TCAS to STBY, the weather radar OFF/STBY and predictive windshear OFF in the normal after-landing flow. Set the exterior lights for taxi and keep the transponder arrangement appropriate to the ground operation.
Check. The aircraft presents the ground lighting and equipment state required for taxi without losing attention to traffic and clearance. [23, PDF pp. 1159-1160]
4. Watch the brakes and allow engine cooling
Action. Monitor brake temperatures and the actual taxi speed. Allow the normal engine idle-cooling period before shutdown; the time spent taxiing at idle contributes to that period.
Check. The stand arrival does not force an immediate shutdown after high thrust or ignore a hot-brake condition. [21, PDF pp. 201-202] [23, PDF pp. 1161-1165]
5. Prepare the stand power source
Action. If APU power or air will be needed, start it early enough to reach AVAIL before shutdown. If using external power, know when the ground connection can actually be made.
Check. A replacement supply can be established at the stand instead of being discovered after the engines have been switched off. [23, PDF pp. 1161-1165] [23, PDF p. 1161]
6. Approach the stand slowly and finish the taxi
Action. Follow the stand guidance or marshaller to the correct stop position. Keep the aircraft under control until it is stopped and secured.
Check. The aircraft is parked at the assigned position with the final taxi manoeuvre complete. [23, PDF pp. 1161-1165] [21, PDF pp. 201-202]
Complete when: The aircraft is at the stand, the cooling/servicing picture is known and the replacement power source is ready or being connected.