B735: Still pressurizing Hydraulic Systems for the Exterior Inspection?
Hi,
On the 732 we used to pressurize the Hydraulic Systems for the Exterior Inspection.
On the Normal Procedures on the 735 I do no see this step any more.
But we still have it on our Sop's, probably inherited from our 732.
What is your opinion? And, if you still pressurize the Hydraulic Systems, how does the First Officer gets the necessary clearance: a) walking down, looking if nobody is near and then returning to the cockpit and pressurizing or b) does he only will pressurize if he gets maintenance clearance?
This question is related to an accident where a first officer did mode a) and while he returned to the cockpit a maintenance person came to the airplane in time to get his hands to the wrong place while pressurizing.
Thanks,
TangoAir