Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Distraction
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
While performing his preflight checks; the Captain inadvertently pressed the left engine fire bottle discharge button instead of the shaker test.Departure was delayed due to a weather ground stop; and the gate agent was helping clean the cabin for departure. The extended delay and presence of the gate agent may have caused distraction.I think maybe I should study the Captain flows and perhaps watch out the corner of my eye while they are being performed. Of course I can't do this every time; but had I been paying attention I might have been able to speak up before the button was pushed. I was just sitting in my seat and not really watching what was happening.
CRJ-700 First Officer reported that during preflight the Captain inadvertently pressed the left engine fire discharge button instead of the stall warning test.