Originally Posted by Past V1

Evidently, yesterday the FAA ransacked a few of our aircraft and grounded them and 9e was not able to recover. The way the FAA did it was the ugly part. As the crew part the plane at the gate the FAA came on board and tore into the aircraft and the things they found were things you would not think of but since the FAA grounded these aircraft for these issues I believe that us pilots should do the same. In my opinion it is not worth having your certificate snatch for doing the company a favor...anyhow here are the issues they found...


1. Erosion of the Galley drain (on the forward part of the mast you will find the paint looking as if it has been chipped away)

2. Cracks in the Nav Light Cover (there are hairline cracks where the screws are in the plastic...they look like someone screwed the covet on too tight hence creating a crack right next or under the screw. They are very small...but evidently size does not matter to the FAA)

This is for the CRJ-200 series...I am not sure about the 900.

So everyone "fly safe" and don't risk anything!!!!!

If the plane has to be grounded...it has to be grounded!!!!