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The crew reported that they were climbing in vertical speed; were distracted and became a little slow. They recovered but the stick shaker activated momentarily during the acceleration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1297745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types |
Narrative:
I was the captain and PF. At around 18;000 feet ATC ask[ed] us to climb 2;000 feet per minute through FL260 on our way up to FL350. I then set the vs mode and selected 2;000 FPM. A bit after that the first officer/pm looked at the maintenance log about the deferred maintenance item (dmi) for the super glue used to permanently attach the ram mount to the window. We started discussing the problems the glue caused still stuck on the window. When the first officer was done with the maintenance log I took it and looked at the dmi again. I then started to fill in the out/off and passenger count in the daily log. The first officer was looking at info on his ipad.a moment later the first officer says hey you're getting slow. I immediately [took] the controls and lowered the nose to increase the airspeed. As I lowered the nose the airspeed started to increase and I started to pull back again on the controls in order prevent a descent; we were around 31;500 feet; but my elbow slipped a little on the arm rest causing the control to jerk up a little. This quick jerk cause the pitch limit indicator (pli) to momentarily pop up; the stall warning tape to shoot up quickly and the shaker to activate for about 1 second and then just as quick they all went away again and the stall tape fell back down. The speed continued to increase and once the speed was back above green dot we resumed our normal climb and rate in flch. We lost around 200-300 feet in the maneuver.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The crew reported that they were climbing in vertical speed; were distracted and became a little slow. They recovered but the stick shaker activated momentarily during the acceleration.
Narrative: I was the Captain and PF. At around 18;000 feet ATC ask[ed] us to climb 2;000 feet per minute through FL260 on our way up to FL350. I then set the VS mode and selected 2;000 FPM. A bit after that the First Officer/PM looked at the maintenance log about the Deferred Maintenance Item (DMI) for the super glue used to permanently attach the RAM mount to the window. We started discussing the problems the glue caused still stuck on the window. When the FO was done with the maintenance log I took it and looked at the DMI again. I then started to fill in the out/off and passenger count in the daily log. The FO was looking at info on his iPad.A moment later the FO says hey you're getting slow. I immediately [took] the controls and lowered the nose to increase the airspeed. As I lowered the nose the airspeed started to increase and I started to pull back again on the controls in order prevent a descent; we were around 31;500 feet; but my elbow slipped a little on the arm rest causing the control to jerk up a little. This quick jerk cause the Pitch Limit Indicator (PLI) to momentarily pop up; the stall warning tape to shoot up quickly and the shaker to activate for about 1 second and then just as quick they all went away again and the stall tape fell back down. The speed continued to increase and once the speed was back above green dot we resumed our normal climb and rate in FLCH. We lost around 200-300 feet in the maneuver.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.