Originally Posted by
Intrepid
Here is a safety report about the Bombardier regional jets - a.k.a. CRJs - that is 20 years late:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...=djemalertNEWS
(may require a subscription).
The report speaks for itself. The only question in my mind is where were the regulators and the industry all that time?
The second question is: does stalling due to ice apply to Embraer products too?
The problem appears to be a result of faulty equipment (Angle of Attack indicators) produced by Thales, per the article.
Can't comment on Embraer products.
Thales is the same company that is alleged to have built faulty anti-ice devices for their pitot tubes & static ports on the Air France A330 that went down over the ITCZ on its Atlantic Crossing. As to whether or not that was the cause of the crash, it is unknown and this thread probably isn't the place for opinion re the AF crash.
I'll add the CRJ appears to be a well-liked aircraft by pilots. I've spoken to veteran pilots who have gone back to regional flying (for a variety of reasons) and they all love the CRJ.
There is a good thread over on the Delta forum (will have to find a link) from W0X0F_2p2 who is a DL 767-300 / 757-200 pilot based at JFK.
Edit: Welcome
W0X0F_2p2 to FT with aviation questions - CRJ / 757/767 -- DL 767-300/757-200 pilot --
Fantastic Thread!
This individual used to fly CRJ's for ACA + ACA/Independence Airlines. In fact he was the chief pilot for ACA / Independence at one period of time.
He might be able to comment on ice build up issues being an expert on the airframe.