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Emb regional jet captain reports cockpit manuals routinely falling to the floor during rough landings and blocking his seat from moving aft after gate arrival; and potentially during an emergency evacuation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 857386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We landed to the north and the pavement is a little bumpy when you touch down and roll through the intersecting runway. With this and the application of brakes it caused all three manuals sitting behind the captain's seat to fall on the floor behind the seat. Once we arrived at the gate it was impossible to slide the captain's seat back due to the books. Had this been an emergency landing; it would have been impossible for the captain to get out of the plane. If you refer to the recent memo regarding unsecured objects in the cockpit; I am very confused that over the years and after countless complaints the company has done nothing to secure these books. All that is needed to secure the manuals behind the captain's seat would be a simple strap. This has been suggested in the past but nothing ever materialized from the suggestions. I would hope that having a pilot die because he/she could not get out in an emergency would not need to happen before we see a change.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB Regional jet Captain reports cockpit manuals routinely falling to the floor during rough landings and blocking his seat from moving aft after gate arrival; and potentially during an emergency evacuation.
Narrative: We landed to the north and the pavement is a little bumpy when you touch down and roll through the intersecting runway. With this and the application of brakes it caused all three manuals sitting behind the Captain's seat to fall on the floor behind the seat. Once we arrived at the gate it was impossible to slide the Captain's seat back due to the books. Had this been an emergency landing; it would have been impossible for the Captain to get out of the plane. If you refer to the recent memo regarding unsecured objects in the cockpit; I am very confused that over the years and after countless complaints the company has done nothing to secure these books. All that is needed to secure the manuals behind the captain's seat would be a simple strap. This has been suggested in the past but nothing ever materialized from the suggestions. I would hope that having a pilot die because he/she could not get out in an emergency would not need to happen before we see a change.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.