Likely due to a training deficiency, Alliance Airlines flight crews' conduct of the Before start procedures and Pre-take-off brief review were not being performed effectively to ensure the speed selector knob was correctly set and checked, which increased the risk of a low-speed event after take-off.
Alliance Airlines is enhancing training and procedural guidance to reinforce the correct setting and verification of the speed selector knob.
Flight crews will also receive targeted refresher training through a dedicated simulator training module, emphasising correct procedural discipline for conducting pre‑take‑off reviews.
The ATSB is satisfied that these actions adequately address the safety issue.
Response by Alliance Airlines
Alliance Airlines is enhancing training and procedural guidance to reinforce the correct setting and verification of the speed mode selector knob. Flight crews will receive targeted refresher training through a dedicated simulator training module, emphasising correct procedural discipline for conducting pre-take-off reviews. Additionally, speed mode confirmation has been included in Alliance E190 SOPM in the Before take-off procedures (take-off brief review).
