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An E145 captain expresses his concern that the aircraft manuals in the cockpit are not properly restrained and could cause a problem during an emergency evacuation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 632640 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I fly the emb-145 aircraft. The cockpit manuals are stored on a shelf behind the captain's seat. There is nothing used to secure these manuals in place, though. As usual, after parking at the gate, I have to un-jam the manual that has fallen into the seat track RAIL on the cockpit floor. I'm not interested in doing this if my aircraft were on fire and I needed to get out fast. They must require some type of retaining bar to be installed to prevent these manuals from falling onto the cockpit floor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN E145 CAPT EXPRESSES HIS CONCERN THAT THE ACFT MANUALS IN THE COCKPIT ARE NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND COULD CAUSE A PROB DURING AN EMER EVACUATION.
Narrative: I FLY THE EMB-145 ACFT. THE COCKPIT MANUALS ARE STORED ON A SHELF BEHIND THE CAPT'S SEAT. THERE IS NOTHING USED TO SECURE THESE MANUALS IN PLACE, THOUGH. AS USUAL, AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE, I HAVE TO UN-JAM THE MANUAL THAT HAS FALLEN INTO THE SEAT TRACK RAIL ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN DOING THIS IF MY ACFT WERE ON FIRE AND I NEEDED TO GET OUT FAST. THEY MUST REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF RETAINING BAR TO BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THESE MANUALS FROM FALLING ONTO THE COCKPIT FLOOR.
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.