Originally Posted by
hyperone
Yep, you're wrong. Per the standards letter from SH, "The Check Airman is authorized to intervene in the interest of safety or legality but is not responsible if the crew’s actions or inactions result in a compromise of safety or legality."
So, it sounds like the Check Airman is not held accountable if the type-rated crew violates an FAR.
Come On! Not being at an assigned altitude is definitely compromising safety. Going over 250 knots below 10K may not be a safety but not being on altitude, that's pretty obvious. If this LCA was just kicking back and watching and wondering "are these guys going to come down or what" and letting them bust it then he definitely deserves to be fired. If he missed it just like they did, then he also deserves to be fired. It was a screw up all around and all 3 members should be held accountable.