CRJ Problems

It reads to me like "If the weather is crap, have enough fuel to get to your alternate with flaps fully extended."

I could be wrong though. My interpretive skills aren't as good after 4 Boulevard's.
 
I read it as you can't move the flaps out of zero unless either a) you have the RVR to shoot the approach or b) you have enough gas to shoot the approach and then fly to your alternate with the flaps stuck at 45.

Not really a big deal except in places like Charlotte where they slow you to 180 knots 60 miles away from the airport. A lot can happen with the weather in those 60 miles.
 
kellwolf said:
Bingo. For some reason, they think that waiting until you're below 200 kts before calling for flaps is gonna fix the problem. Part of it is the FECU. Part of it is the flaps system is just poorly designed. The sheath that houses the cable that moves the flaps doesn't seal very well. Water (or de-icing fluid) winds up getting in there and freezing. As you can see, this causes some issues in the winter. DTW was....intersting last winter. I think we were averaging at least 1 flaps fail a DAY at the time. I had one a couple of weeks ago going into IND, but is was b/c of a bad FECU.
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:yeahthat: DIN..DING..DING.DING! We actually had to come up with a new rubber o-ring to intall on the sheath to keep the sheath sealed and keep moisture out.
 
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