American Eagle Embraer 145 Limitations

Front 1

Max Temp for Manual Anti-Ice Operation

Back 1

10C (SAT on ground or T/O, TAT in flight)

Front 2

Max Altitude for Operation After an In-Flight Depressurization

Back 2

10,000 ft. MSL unless MEA or other constraints require a higher altitude

Front 3

VFE 9

Back 3

250

Front 4

Holding Configuration

Back 4

Landing gear...up
Flaps.............up
Min. Airspeed (icing cond. only).200 KIAS

Front 5

Landing Gear Extended (VLE)

Back 5

250

Front 6

-Max Allowable Airspeeds-
26,000 ft.

Back 6

320 KIAS or .78 Mach

Front 7

Prior to increasing N2 above 83% the engine oil temerature must be a minimum of...

Back 7

40C

Front 8

APU (continuous) EGT may be exceeded up to...

Back 8

717C for 5 min. MAX

Front 9

Main Batteries
Min. battery temp. for APU start

Back 9

-20C

Front 10

APU Rotor Speed Limit

Back 10

104%

Front 11

Automatic Takeoff Thrust Control (ATTCS)
1. 135, 140
2. 145

Back 11

1. Must have ATTCS armed for takeoffs when using T/O or ALT T/O-1 modes.
2. Must have ATTCS armed for takeoffs when using ALT T/O-1

Front 12

Engine Cool-Down After Landing or High Power Runs

Back 12

Run each engine for a minimum of 1 min. at idle or taxi thrust before shutdown.

Front 13

-Max Continuous-
ITT? N1? N2?

Back 13

901 100% 57.0 - 102.4

Front 14

Min. Oil Temp. for T/O?
If below min?

Back 14

40C, Must perform warm-up procedure.

Front 15

Max. Load on APU DC Gen
1. Up to 30,000ft.
2. Above 30,000ft.

Back 15

1. 400A
2. 300A

Front 16

Max, Negative Differential Pressure

Back 16

-0.3 psi.

Front 17

Max. T/0 and Land. Altitude

Back 17

8,000 ft.

Front 18

Landing Gear Retraction
(Lor)

Back 18

200

Front 19

Auto Mode Normal Max. Differential

Back 19

7.8 psi.

Front 20

Max. T/O and Land. Temp.
(-1000 ft. PA)

Back 20

52C SAT

Front 21

Max T/O and Land. Tailwind Component

Back 21

10 Kts.

Front 22

-Runway Slope-
T/O and Land

Back 22

-2% to +2%

Front 23

-Max. Allowable Airspeeds-
10,000 ft.

Back 23

320 KIAS or .78 Mach

Front 24

Max. T/O and Land. Temp.
8,000 ft. PA

Back 24

34C SAT

Front 25

Max. Load on Main DC Gen.

Back 25

400A

Front 26

Landing Gear Extension
(Vloe)

Back 26

250

Front 27

Min. T/O and Land. PA

Back 27

-1000 ft.

Front 28

Gust Lock AD

Back 28

Every single time the gust lock is set to unlock the elevator movement must be checked. This must be performed no sooner than 10 sec. after the lock lever is full forward unlocked position.
-Full up stop, full down stop, full up stop-

Front 29

-Instrument Markings-
1. Min. or Max. Limits
2. Caution, Temporary, or Idle Limits
3. Normal Operating Range
4. Advisory

Back 29

1. Red
2. Amber
3. Green
4. Blue

Front 30

Max. Reverse MUST be Used When?

Back 30

Braking "Fair" or "Poor" or landing penalty must be applied.

Front 31

-Max. Allowable Airspeeds-
37,000 ft.

Back 31

250 KIAS or .78 Mach

Front 32

Total Unusable Fuel

Back 32

78 lbs.

Front 33

APU Min. Start Temp.

Back 33

-54C

Front 34

How much of the usable fuel is usable?

Back 34

All

Front 35

Engine Warm-up Prior to Takeoff
1. for cold engines
2. for warm engines

Back 35

1. 4 min.
2. 2 min.

Front 36

Max. Operating Altitude

Back 36

37,000 ft.

Front 37

Min. Control Speeds

Back 37

Vmcg - AE V1 speeds are always higher.
Vmca - AE Vr speeds are always higher.
Vmcl - AE Vref speeds are always higher.

Front 38

Max. Wiper Speed

Back 38

160

Front 39

Engine Type

1. 145
2. 140
3. 135

Back 39

1. AE3007
2. AE 3007 1/3
3. AE 3007 1/3

Front 40

-Min. Dispatch Oil Quantity-

1. before start
2. after start

Back 40

1. 8 qts.
2. 7 qts.

Front 41

Maximum Operating Vmo/Mmo

Back 41

320 KIAS / .78 Mach

Front 42

Max. Turbulence Penetration
(Vb/Mb)

Back 42

250KIAS / .63Mach whichever is lower.
200KIAS @ or below 10,000 ft.

Front 43

-Main Batteries-

Max Battery Temp.

Back 43

70C

Front 44

Pressure for Refueling

Back 44

35-50 psi.

Front 45

Can the fuel remaining in the tanks be safely used in flight when the EICAS fuel quantity is zero in level flight.

Back 45

No

Front 46

-Max. Allowable Airspeeds-
35,000 ft.

Back 46

261KIAS / .78mach

Front 47

-ISIS-

Max. duration of ISIS when operating on batteries only.

Back 47

40 min.
Note: Duration of batteries can be extended to 45 min. if pitot 3 sensor heat button is OFF when not in icing conditions.
*don't move airplane during ISIS initialization
*don't cage ISIS in flight

Front 48

-Pitch Trim-
Max. airspeed after T/O during climb without retrimming.

Back 48

160 KIAS

Front 49

Max. Altitude For Flap Extension

Back 49

20,000 ft.

*flap 9 ONLY for T/O

Front 50

Max Operating (KIAS) up to 8000 ft. MSL
(Vmo)

Back 50

250

Front 51

What are TR's intended for?

Back 51

Rejected T/O and landing only.

Front 52

AHRS

Back 52

The aircraft must not be moved when the AHRS is in the initialization mode until all attitude and heading information presented on the PFD is displayed. The aircraft may not be operated within the North and South Magnetic Polar Cut-out Regions of 70N and -60S.

Front 53

Min. Temperature For Manual Anti-Icing Operation

Back 53

-40C

SAT for ground and T/O, TAT for flight.

Front 54

Operation with thrust reverser levers stabilized in an intermediate position between IDLE and MAX is...

Back 54

Prohibited

Front 55

Min. T/O and Land. Temp.

Back 55

-40C SAT
*in the event of a landing below -40C SAT, the aircraft may not takeoff without further maintenance inspection.

Front 56

Min. AP Engagement Height After T/O

Back 56

500 ft.

Front 57

Max. Manuevering
(Va)

Back 57

200

Front 58

Vfe 45

Back 58

145

Front 59

-Max Allowable Airspeeds-

Sea Level

Back 59

250 KIAS / or .5 mach

Front 60

When is an engine considered cold?

Back 60

When shut down for more than 90 min.

Front 61

Types Of Aircraft Operations

Back 61

-Day & night
-VFR & IFR
-Flight into icing
-RVSM

Front 62

Vfe 22

Back 62

200

Front 63

Total Usable Fuel @ 6.7lbs/gal

Back 63

appx. 11,100 lbs.

Front 64

APU T-62- T- 40C14 will shutdown automatically @...

Back 64

104% rotor speed

Front 65

Max Fuel Imbalance

Back 65

800 lbs.

Front 66

IDLE reverse may used when?

Back 66

-Dry runway < 7000'
-Runways that are wet or braking action is "good".

Front 67

-Max Allowable Airspeeds-
30,000 ft.

Back 67

296 KIAS or .78 mach

Front 68

TAT in cruise flight above 25,000 ft. is limited to what?

Back 68

-45C

Front 69

When is a runway considered "contaminated"?

Back 69

When more than 25% of the required field length, within the width being used, is covered by:
-More than 1/8th in. (3mm) of:
-standing water
-slush or,
-wet snow
More than 3/4 in. (19mm) of:
-dry snow
-compacted snow
-ice

Front 70

Eng. Start ITT

Back 70

800C

Front 71

Note 3

Back 71

Engines may operate in the amber range up to 115psi. for 5 min. in all thrust modes. 115 to 155psi. is permitted for up to 2 min. Total amber no more than 5 min. No red. Any exceedance must be monitored and logged in the AML by crew.

Front 72

APU Start EGT Limit

Back 72

884C

Front 73

In lieu of eng. min. oil temp., it is acceptable to either:
OPTION 1 or
OPTION 2

Back 73

1) Run the engine at idle or taxi thrust for at least 8 min. prior to increasing N2 above 83%.
2)In addition to the min. 2 or 4 min. warm-up time, perform the takeoff by advancing the thrust levers to 88% N2 with toe brakes applied and ensure that the oil pressure is 83 psi. or less before releasing brakes and setting Thrust Set.

Front 74

Demonstrated Crosswind T/O and Landing

Back 74

30Kts.
*FM1

Front 75

Max Reverse is Authorized in?

Back 75

Emergency situations to prevent runway excursions.

Front 76

Max. Alt. When Aircraft is Dispatched for Unpressurized Flight

Back 76

10,000 ft.

Front 77

APU Altitude Limit for Start

Back 77

30,000 ft.

Front 78

-Autopilot-
Min. Alt. During Coupled ILS

Back 78

200 Ft.

Front 79

Yaw Damper NOT authorized for...

Back 79

-T/O up to 500' AFL
-Landing

Front 80

Hydraulic Fluid

Back 80

SAE AS 1241A Type IV

Front 81

APU Operation Altitude Limit

Back 81

37,000 ft.

Front 82

After TR's have been initiated what must we do?

Back 82

Landing to a full stop.

Front 83

How much does usable fuel decrease with any one of the fuel pumps INOP?

Back 83

365 lbs.in each tank or
730 lbs. total

Front 84

Anti-Ice Fuel Additives

Back 84

If fuel does not contain an ice inhibitor, the temp. of fuel leaving the FCOC must be 4C.

Front 85

Crossfeed Operation

Back 85

XFEED shall be OFF during takeoff and landing during normal operations.

Front 86

Acceptable Fuels
1. Brazilian
2. ASTM
3. American

Back 86

1. QAV 1
2. D1655- JET A & JET A-1
3. MIL-T-83133A JP-8

Front 87

-Tank Temp-
1. Min.
2. Max.

Back 87

1) -40C
2) 52C

Front 88

TR use is prohibited for?

Back 88

-Normal landing on dry runway >7,000' (usable)
-Power back
-Taxi

Front 89

Min.oil temp. for starting?

Back 89

-40C

Front 90

Max. Operating (KIAS)
8,000 to 10,000 MSL
(Vmo)

Back 90

Red Line
Vmo/Mmo increases linerally from 250 kts. @ 8,000 ft. to 320 kts. @ 10,000 ft.

Front 91

Max. Differential Pressure

Back 91

8.1 psi.

Front 92

-Engine-
Starter Cycle:
1) 1st to 4th cycles
2) following cycles

Back 92

1) 1 min. ON, 1 min. OFF
2) 1 min. ON, 5 min. OFF

Front 93

ITT - N1 Max - N2 min-max

ALT T/O-1, T/O-1, T/O (A1/3), T/O RSV (A1/3)

Back 93

948 - 100 - 57-102.4

* 5 min. limit

Front 94

Load Acceleration Limits
1) Flaps up
2) Flaps down

Back 94

1) +2.5 - -1g
2) +2 - 0g

Front 95

APU Continuous EGT

Back 95

680C

Front 96

-APU Starter Limits-

Cooling Period:
1) Between 3 Attempts
2) Between 2 series of 3 Attempts

Back 96

1) 1 min. off
2) 30 min. off

Front 97

-Engine Starter Limits-
Starting or Dry Motoring

Back 97

5 min. ON, 5 min. OFF

Front 98

Flaps 45 Note

Back 98

*Momentary airspeed excursions that are do to wind gusts or turbulence are allowed up to 155 kts. with no crew or maintenance action required.
*Steady state operation over 145kts. is not allowed and must be entered into the AML.

Front 99

Icing Definition on Ground and for Takeoff

Back 99

Icing conditions exist whenever the OAT is 10C or below and visible moisture in any form is present (such as clouds, fog with visibility of one mile or less, rain, snow, sleet and ice crystals).
Also when OAT is 10C or below while operating on ramps, taxiways or runways where surface snow, ice, standing water or slush may be injested by the engines, or freeze on engines, nacelles or engine sensor probes.

Front 100

Icing Definition in Flight

Back 100

Icing conditions exist whenever the TAT is 10C or below and visible moisture in any form is present (such as clouds, fog with visiblity of one mile or less, rain, snow, sleet and ice crystals).

Front 101

Pre-Takeoff Tactile Check

Back 101

Must be performed when holdover time is exceeded after decing. Should be performed whenever the OAT is 5C or below and:
-there is visible moisture; or
-water is present on the wing; or
-the difference between the dew point and the OAT is 3C or less; or
-atmospheric conditions have been conducive to frost formation.

Front 102

Glideslope Indication AD

Back 102

-when crossing the Outer Marker on glideslope, the altitude must be verifiedwith the value on the published procedure.
-For aircraft with a single operating glideslope reciever, the approach may be flown using normal procedures no lower than Localizer Only MDA.
-For aircraft with two operating glidleslope recievers, the aircraft may be flown to the published minimums for the approach using normal procedures if both glideslope receivers are tuned to the approach and both crew members are monitoring the approach using independent data and displays.

Front 103

TAWS must be inhibited...

Back 103

-FMS in dead reckoning mode.
-Before TO or within 15 nm of APR or LAND at an airport with longest runway less than 3500ft. in length or no published IAP.
-Airport not included in Allied Signal DB.

Front 104

Engine Vibration Note 6.

Back 104

May be exceeded u to top of amber range for five minutes during TO or GA phases or 10 sec, during remaining flight phases.

Front 105

Min. oil press. below 88%N2

Back 105

34psi.

Front 106

Min. oil press. at or above 88% N2

Back 106

50psi.

Front 107

Oil press. between 34 and 50psi is permitted...

Back 107

during TO and GA phases.