Originally Posted by
Vendeeglobes
My understanding has always been the EICAS message is read before the MASTER CAUTION / WARNING is cancelled, (should one appear), and of course it shouldn't be cancelled until the fellow crew member NOT calling the issue acknowledges the problem. There are statements within the FCOM's/QRH, though nothing definitive on an order of things nor whether fellow crew must respond before cancelling.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Boeing QRH's typically include the following statement in the Checklist Instructions - Non-Normal Checklist section:
Aural alerts are silenced and the system is reset by the flight crew as soon as the cause of the alert is recognized.
At the airline where I worked, the QRH went further and gave specific examples of the required calls and actions. In all cases, the EICAS messages were read by the PM, the PF acknowledged, and the PM then cancelled the Master Warning/Caution.