E175 Flows

Question 1

Flight Deck Equipment Flow

Answer 1

• AML, Forms, Manuals, and Documents Check
• Landing Gear Lever Down
• PBE Check Seal and Moisture Indicator
• Halon Fire Extinguisher Pressure in green, secured
• Crash Axe Stowed
• Captain Life Vest Seat Back Pocket
• Circuit Breakers In or Out/Collared
• Company EFB mount Check
• Captain Escape Rope Check
• First Officer Escape Rope Check
• Company EFB mount Check
• Circuit Breakers In or Out/Collared
• Spare EFB Mount Installed in Drawer
• First Officer Life Vest Seat Back Pocket
• Jumpseat Life Vest Seat Back Pocket
• Landing Gear and RAT Safety Pins Four On Board
• Flight Deck Access System Check

Question 2

Flight Deck Preparatioin Flow

Answer 2

• AML, Forms, Manuals, and Documents Check
  
  • ​Flight Deck Door Documents
  • AML Captain’s Side Stowage
  • AML Spare Pages
  • Normals Checklist Glareshield Document Holder
  • QRH Center Pedestal Document Holder
• FMS Initialization Initialize / Set
• Glareshield Light Control Panel Set (as required)
• O₂ and Interphone Check
• REVERSIONARY PANEL Check
  
  • ​DISPLAYS AUTO
  • SENSORS ADS/IRS As required
• ADS Probes Heater Set (as required)
• PFD Check (6 items)
  
  • ​Airspeed Tape Speeds not shown
  • EADI Level and flag-free
  • Altitude Tape Within limits
  • VSI 0
  • EHSI and compass No flags and same headings
  • Radio Altimeter Displayed
• MFD Check (3 items)
  
  • ​Systems Status Page
    
    • Emergency/parking brake accumulator pressure
    • Oil quantities
    • Oxygen quantity
  • Systems Flight Control Page
    
    • Check the ELEC PBIT time remaining >3 hours
  • MFD Softkeys Set
    
    • ​Configure Weather, TCAS, MAP and Plan for departure
• ACP Set (8 items)
  
  • ​MIC Button AUTO
  • SPKR Button Select (light on)
  • SPKR Volume SET
  • SPKR De-select (if not required)
  • INPH Select (light on)
  • INPH Volume Set
  • HDPH Select (light on)
  • HDPH Volume Set
• QRH Installed
• Alt Gear Extension
  
  • ​Alternate Gear Extension Lever Full down
  • Electrical Override Switch NORMAL
• Pitch Trim Check (3 secs both directions, Set 4.0 UP)

Question 3

Before Pushback Flow

Answer 3

• Flight Deck Windows Closed
• ADS Probes Heater Out
• DU 4 Status Page Doors Closed and Green
• Transponder TA/RA
• Flight Deck Door Locked

Question 4

After Start Flow

Answer 4

• Flaps Set
• Flight Controls Check Monitor/Verify
• MFD Status Page
• EICAS Check
• PF MCDU FPL
• PM MCDU RADIO

After the Captain calls “Flaps ___, Taxi”

• Flaps Ensure Commanded Position
• Nosewheel Steering Ensure Engaged

Call “Flaps Set, Nosewheel Steering Engaged”

Question 5

Taxi Flow

Answer 5

• Brake TEMPs Green
• PITCH and TRIM Set
• T/O CONFIG Check
• Flight Attendants Notify
• After the Captain calls “Taxi Checklist”*
• Accomplish Taxi Checklist

Question 6

Before Takeoff Flow

Answer 6

• Runway and FMS Check
• MFD Verify
• EICAS Minimum Takeoff Fuel Verify
• FMA Check
• After the Captain calls “Before Takeoff Checklist”*
• Accomplish Before Takeoff Checklist

Question 7

PM After Takeoff Flow

Answer 7

• SLAT/FLAP Lever UP, 0 detent
• Landing Gear Lever UP
• External Lights SET
• APU OFF (unless required on)
• Accomplish After Takeoff Checklist silently; verbalize “After Takeoff Checklist Complete”

Question 8

Climbing Through 10,000 ft. Flow

Answer 8

Question 9

PF and PM Transition Altitude Flow (climbing)

Answer 9

Climbing through the transition altitude

• BARO SET PUSH STD
• PFDs Crosscheck
• PM calls “STD”
• PF responds “STD”
• External Lights SET (LOGO OFF, Taxi Side OFF)

Question 10

Periodic System Check

Answer 10

HEFOE Perform approximately every hour at or abeam the closest flight plan waypoint.

Question 11

PF and PM Transition Altitude Flow (descending)

Answer 11

Descending through the transition level

• External Lights SET (TAXI SIDE: ON, LOGO: as required)
• FSTN BELTS ON
• BARO SET __.__ SET
• PFDs Crosscheck
• PF calls for “Descent Checklist”

After the PF calls “Descent Checklist”

• PM will accomplish Descent Checklist
• PM will provide the In-Range notification via the MCDU and provide FA In-Range announcement

Question 12

PM Descending Through 10,000 ft. Flow

Answer 12

Just prior to descending through 10,000 ft. MSL

• PM calls “10,000”
• PM turns on NO ELEC DEVICES switch and STERILE switch
• External Lights SET
  
  • ​INSP As Required
    
    • ​​When cleared for Approach:
  • LANDING LEFT and RIGHT ON
    
    • When cleared to Land:
  • LANDING and TAXI NOSE ON
• ​Flight Attendants Notified

Question 13

PM Landing Flow

Answer 13

After extending the flaps to 5 or FULL

• Flaps Set
• Landing Gear Lever Down
• EICAS Checked
  
  • ​Landing Gear Display 3 Green
  • SLAT/Flap Position Display [Landing Setting], Green
  • Ensure all displayed EICAS messages are normal for the current operational aircraft configuration
• After the PF calls “Landing Checklist”*
• Accomplish the Landing Checklist

Question 14

After Landing Flow

Answer 14

• After the aircraft has cleard the active runway*
• After the Captain calls “Flaps - Up”*
• Flaps UP (or as operationally required)
• WX Radar Verify STBY
• ICE PROTECTION Set
• TRIM Set
  
  • ​PITCH 4.0 UP (or as operationally required)
  • Rudder and Aileron Neutral
• APU OFF or ON
• HYDRAULICS Set

Question 15

Shutdown Flow

Answer 15

After both engines are shut down

• Transponder STBY
• Jumpseat (if previously occupied) Stowed and Secured

When Captain calls for the “Shutdown Checklist”, accomplish Shutdown Checklist