Airbus 318/319/320/321 Undifferentiated
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Human-Machine Interface
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory
Aircraft; Airport; Human Factors
Nuisance alert from ROW/ROPS [runway overrun protection system]. I was the pilot flying and upon touchdown in the first 1;200 feet of runway; a call out annunciated 'runway too short; brakes max brake'. Without hesitation I applied maximum brake effort and maximum thrust reverse. The airplane slowed to taxi speed in about 2;000 feet.The runway did not meet the standard assessment; so the application was used to calculate landing performance. An A320 [series aircraft] with both reverse; max manual; sea level; 168;000 pounds; no MELS; OAT 21; and dry runway computed 5;776 feet. Furthermore with medium auto brake 6;590 feet is required.Having never received this warning and not anticipating it; the command was startling but followed dutifully. At no point in time did it feel like the runway was insufficient for a safe landing. After the maximum braking effort we had to coast down the runway to the planned turnoff.
The initial reaction startled me a bit; realizing the aircraft thrust at idle; max reverse thrust; and touching down with adequate runway remaining. We were slowed to 80 KTS abeam the 'E' taxi high speed turnoff but taxied down to 'K' as requested. The aircraft had medium braking initially selected; but when the alert was initiated; max manual braking was used. The alert subsided when max manual braking and max reverse thrust was initiated. The event was debriefed after shutdown at the gate.With the point of touchdown between 1;200 and 1;000 feet down the runway and medium braking selected on the autobrakes. I believe that the Runway Overrun Warning/Prevention System (ROW/ROPS) alerted because of the high speed taxi near the end of the runway and the action to exit the runway in a timely manner onto the high speed taxi exit.
A320 series flight crew reports a Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) warning upon landing in BOS on Runway 27. The call out is 'runway too short; brake max braking'; which the First Officer applies along with maximum reverse. The aircraft is stopped well before the end of the runway and the crew does not understand why the alert was activated.