While complying with requirements of loss of pitch trim emergency procedures, E145 crew learns that on board QRH is out of date.

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Attributes
ACN	626783
Time
Date	200408
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdf.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	626783
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	626480
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master warning systems other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

During climb out at 4000 ft MSL, a master warning signaled indicating that both the main and backup pitch trim system were inoperative. At the time, I was flying and the captain was running the QRH with the emergency checklists. After the captain had communicated with dispatch and maintenance, he made the decision that we would return to the field (sdf). We made an uneventful landing (flaps 22 degrees and landing speeds adjusted per the QRH). After taxiing to the gate, maintenance reset the system and completed all of the requirements. The flight departed again normally, but delayed. Upon further investigation by the captain, we discovered the emergency checklist in the QRH was part of an old revision and was incomplete. The new revision, however, was available in our company issued poh's. After checking several other company aircraft, the captain noticed they too had old QRH revisions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS OF LOSS OF PITCH TRIM EMER PROCS, E145 CREW LEARNS THAT ON BOARD QRH IS OUT OF DATE.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT AT 4000 FT MSL, A MASTER WARNING SIGNALED INDICATING THAT BOTH THE MAIN AND BACKUP PITCH TRIM SYS WERE INOP. AT THE TIME, I WAS FLYING AND THE CAPT WAS RUNNING THE QRH WITH THE EMER CHKLISTS. AFTER THE CAPT HAD COMMUNICATED WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT, HE MADE THE DECISION THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO THE FIELD (SDF). WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG (FLAPS 22 DEGS AND LNDG SPDS ADJUSTED PER THE QRH). AFTER TAXIING TO THE GATE, MAINT RESET THE SYS AND COMPLETED ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS. THE FLT DEPARTED AGAIN NORMALLY, BUT DELAYED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE CAPT, WE DISCOVERED THE EMER CHKLIST IN THE QRH WAS PART OF AN OLD REVISION AND WAS INCOMPLETE. THE NEW REVISION, HOWEVER, WAS AVAILABLE IN OUR COMPANY ISSUED POH'S. AFTER CHKING SEVERAL OTHER COMPANY ACFT, THE CAPT NOTICED THEY TOO HAD OLD QRH REVISIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.