QRH and model identification
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QRH and model identification
Good evening everyone,
Today I had an interesting experience and I need the help of the experts out there. A last minute aircraft swop required me to fly a new addition to the fleet but an old 737-400. This was our 'backup aircraft' to the -800 that diverted. Anyways, I discovered that the QRH and FCOM did not reflect its serial number. The CP gave me permission to go, and as Murphy will have it, we got a PACK light. So which serial number do I follow now? The options available to me did not include the aircrafts serial number.
Any insight into the matter would be highly appreciated because I did not take off and decided in the interest of safety not to use that aircraft. We all know that safety and profitability go in different directions. I need to prepare my version for tomorrow's meeting as to why I did not fly. Can I fly a serial number that is not in the company QRH? Or FCOM?
Merry Christmas or happy holidays to all. Thanks.
Today I had an interesting experience and I need the help of the experts out there. A last minute aircraft swop required me to fly a new addition to the fleet but an old 737-400. This was our 'backup aircraft' to the -800 that diverted. Anyways, I discovered that the QRH and FCOM did not reflect its serial number. The CP gave me permission to go, and as Murphy will have it, we got a PACK light. So which serial number do I follow now? The options available to me did not include the aircrafts serial number.
Any insight into the matter would be highly appreciated because I did not take off and decided in the interest of safety not to use that aircraft. We all know that safety and profitability go in different directions. I need to prepare my version for tomorrow's meeting as to why I did not fly. Can I fly a serial number that is not in the company QRH? Or FCOM?
Merry Christmas or happy holidays to all. Thanks.
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Your location says S.Africa. If that is so then you are operating under different policies and rules than many of us in EU. If in the EU I'd like to have a word with my XAA flight ops inspector before any meeting with management.
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The aircraft must have a complete set of documentation on board including the AFM. If you do not have the correct documentation then the aircraft is not going anywhere.
Or an up-to-date electronic version on your iPad/laptop
If the -400 was a new addition to the fleet, the operator should have published any relevant documents at the same time, highlighting any significant differences from the standard model (-800?) for crew awareness and reference.
If the -400 was a new addition to the fleet, the operator should have published any relevant documents at the same time, highlighting any significant differences from the standard model (-800?) for crew awareness and reference.
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a new addition to the fleet
