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Originally Posted by Check_Six  You turned off the 14th stage bleeds, and LOW AND BEHOLD, it worked! Yay! What if it didn't work? What if you did that and a few other things and somehow metal was bent or people were hurt in the process? |
If you understand CRJ systems, then you know that nothing bad can come from shutting off a 14th-stage bleed. I can think of several checklists that call for it in flight. It's even part of the deicing checklist on the ground. Not a big deal, nothing to worry about. I would probably just shut down the engine if I couldn't get the reverser to stow after a few tries instead of shutting off the bleed, but that's just me. Nothing wrong with using the bleed switch instead. You're a pilot, not a robot. Don't let the dimwits in the training department that haven't seen a real airplane for years convince you that there's never a time for a little bit of systems knowledge.
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You'd be out of a job for not following company procedures.
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I don't know about PSA, but there was no company procedure at PCL for such an event on the ground. Using EMER STOW is procedure for use in the air, and it's not advisable on the ground.
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Besides, $50,000 of damage to an engine by following the written company procedure...doesn't sound like you're the one who needs to be fired.
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Causing $50k worth of damage to an aircraft for no good reason is indefensible when you have systems knowledge that allows you to solve the problem without damaging anything. I've defended pilots in disciplinary hearings for doing lots of stupid things, but I'd be hard pressed to defend some idiot for hitting EMER STOW on the ground and destroying a reverser.