Plane had steering malfunction while exiting the runway. Mx fixed the issue couple hours later and the plane flew again today. Look how dramatic that was!!! At least this is what I was told by one of my evil Republic AE pals lol.....

 

Something for everyone to get excited about.... Maybe one of you regional FOs will finally upgrade over this!!!

 

I haven't flown the 140/145 so I can't speak for that a/c's systems, but I have flown the 170/190 and the steering disconnect switch (more like a trigger) is on the back of both pilots yokes/ram horns. Now I'll wait for the NTSB report to come out before I pass judgment but I will say that it can be easy to accidentally hit this switch with a finger, especially if using the yoke mounted PTT switch. Even just a light touch and, boom, no steering. No warning, No master caution, no sound, nothing. Just a small white "steering disengage" message on the EICAS. Now I'm not saying this is what happened but it is possible. We've all been into ord and know how the operation there runs and how, no matter what the conditions, tower expects a/c to exit at certain highspeeds regardless of the conditions and we have this become accustom to these procedures as well.... So this could've very well been a AE, OO, AA or UA flight instead. It's happened before. So maybe before posting idiotic, racist, or "they stole my flying" post, you should sit back and consider if it could've been you instead.... And if you say to yourself, "oh that would never happen to me", then please, do us all a favor and step out of the cockpit and quit, because your ignorance is endangering your passengers.

 

Still, Im willing to say that the majority of RJ AE CA's had more experience than most or it not all F100's FO's and CA's as well… But to answer their question, I bet they felt good. APA had their chances to Fly the CRJ's700 many moons ago.

Do you remember that?

 

That is nose wheel steering disconnect. They still had diff braking to steer. I would bet they landed with the yaw damper on. The angle of the plane was pretty straight and they appeared to be short of A1. Who knows, but its fun to speculate. I am happy nobody got hurt. It does suck to explain to all your friends and family that it wasn't really an American Eagle airplane as most of the traveling public is unaware that Eagle too is farming out there own flying.

 

From that statement it's pretty clear that you don't know anything about the E jets and I'd recommend that you suspend your "speculation fun" before you make yourself look even more foolish.

Never, ever forget that tomorrow, next week or next year, it could very well be you about which people are saying it is "fun to speculate."

 

Never flown the 170 I take it? I'll bet you my house against yours it was the YD.

 

Who cares if it was Republic, or Eagle, or XYZ. The public has no idea it was republic, or eagle, or AA to begin with. They bought a ticket and it said American Airlines...maybe in small letters it stated "operated by ..." but other than that most assume it's American. So all this talk about, this incident hurting the reputation of American Eagle Airlines is absolutely ridiculous.

And would someone please tell me any airline that is above being able to get into an accident/incident/violation. Any regional,major, or cargo operator could have the same problem or worse on any given day...it's happened in the past and will surely happen in the future. Just go look at the NTSB and FAA records for Eagle, AA, UAL, LUV, TWA, PanAm, Republic, JBLU, etc... NO Airline is above and beyond, don't act like your airline is special.

If anyone is so inclined I would recommend studying the subject of SMS and start with reading the book "Aviation Safety Programs, A Management Handbook" to just to begin understanding the subject of risk management in aviation.

 

Hmmmm And what happens when the tiller is pressed down again? I find it hard to believe the Capt wasn't all over that thing...

 

You better proofread before you bet your house.