JetBlue E190 - First Day

[fly.mcs]

Hey Futterman, I had no idea it was the WORLD'S first passenger E190 flight. That's way cool...makes me forget about the mess-ups that day lol. But yes, I still love jetBlue and I do understand "new aircraft, probelms will occur" but I really would've liked to have seen everything go smoother. I'm still gonna give them chance, no worries. BTW, I provided links to a few of my pictures below:

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5626480 (Cabin)
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5626501 (Flight Deck)
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5626502 (F/O Controls)

[Ari707]

I like the garbage bag attached to the F/O's seat in your second pic.
Its a brand new plane lets try to keep it clean at least for the first day....

[K9DEP]

Actually that wasn't the f/o's seat, that was the E190 check airman Ralph Isabella's seat (he looked like Dr. Phil)

[lijk604]

From a very reliable source....

That faulty Fuel gauge in the cockpit caused an overfuel situation. That was the reason for the delay.

[Eric Daniel Smith]

And moose135, good point there regarding the manual. I suppose it is good to see them using it, but I believe it was in regards to a light in the cockpit.

Probably what you were seeing was a mechanic checking what is called a "Minimum Equipment List." The MEL details what can be flown broke and what has to be fixed before the plane can fly. If a warning light goes off in the cockpit and it turns out to be something very minor, the pilots or a mechanic will check the MEL to see if they can just fly with the part broken so they can fix it at a mx base or RON station later on. This is done on a daily basis all over the world, it's really nothing to worry about.

I'd be more worried if he was just guessing ;)