Originally Posted by
tcgsac
I spent the last month writing an FCR on every flight about the 737 noise. I stated how noisy it was and how a hot mike solution needed to be implemented. I received a phone call from the chief pilot telling me that Atlanta heard me and I should stop writing. To Atlanta I ended up highlighting my self more than the problem. I tried to explain how this was a 737 problem as Southwest and American have a solution to this problem. The solution that we are banned from using.
I then called the 737 Fleet Manager and spoke with him. He stated that they had just finished a noise study and it was inclusive. He was disappointed but was continuing to fight this problem. He told me that if nothing changed in the next few months I should write another FCR. But not on every flight.
If we don't complain and write it up it's not going to get fixed.
Thank you very much for doing this. I have sent in FCRs about this before as well. The noise level is completely unexceptable. Most guys I fly with have been on the airplane 10+ years and the amount of hearing loss they have is staggering. Pretty sad when there are simple fixes to prevent this.