IRS ECAM

Question 0

What do you see if DMC 1, 2 or 3 fail?

Answer 0

If DMC1 fails, 2 auto replaces both ECAM, Capt. Lose PFD/ND.

Question 1

What do the various colours signify on the pushbutton switches on the overhead panel?

Answer 1

RED: immediate action
AMBER: be aware, but no immediate action
GREEN: normal
BLUE: normal operation of a system used temporarily
WHITE: abnormal P/B position, test or maintenance information.

Question 2

What happens if the UPPER ECAM screen fails?

Answer 2

Engine/Warning page replaces System/Status page on lower DU.

Question 3

What should you do if both ECAM Screens fail?

Answer 3

ECAN/ND XFR, to display the E/W on a ND.

Push and hold the related system page P/B on ECAM control panel for 3 mins max to show on ND.

Question 4

What happens if the Capt’s LEFT EFIS screen fails? How can the ND be displayed?

Answer 4

PFD/ND XFR.

If a PFDU fails, the system auto transfers the PFD image to the NDU.

Question 5

What happens when an ADVISORY is triggered?

Answer 5

Automatic call of the relevant system page on the S/D. the affected parameter pulses green. None aural.

Question 6

What indications follow a level 1 caution?

Answer 6

Caution (amber) on E/WD without procedure.
No chime.
Crew awareness, 1 system redundancy.
E.g. CPC is level 1.

Question 7

What indications follow a level 2 caution?

Answer 7

Master cautions (steady, amber)
Caution message on E/WD.
Auto call of the relevant system page on the S/D.
E.g. engine failure

Question 8

What indications follow a level 3 warning?

Answer 8

Master WARN light flashing (red).
Warning message (red) on E/WD.
Call of system page on the S/D.
Continue, repetitive chime, sound or voice
E.g. engine fire.

Question 9

What is meant by Independent, Primary, or Secondary failures?

Answer 9

Independent: affects an isolated system without degrading the others, e.g. a pump.
Primary: cost the aircraft the use of other systems, e.g. an engine.
Secondary: loss of systems result of a primary failure, e.g. hydraulics.

Question 10

What does a downward pointing arrow at the bottom or the EWD or STS S.D. signify?

Answer 10

The information has overflowed off the screen.

Press the clear button to scroll down.

Question 11

What is the meaning of: T/O (or LAND) INHIBIT (magenta memo)? When are they displayed?

Answer 11

Avoid alerting crew during high workload.
T/O: phases 3-5 (1st ENG T/O til 1500’RA or 2’ after T/O).
LDG: phases 7-8 (800’ til 80kts).

Question 12

When does the LDG MEMO appear on the EWD?

Answer 12

Below 2000’RA until 80kts after touchdown.

Question 13

When does the T/O MEMO appear on the EWD?

Answer 13

2mins after 2nd engine start, or
At least 1 engine running when T/O config button pressed.
Disappears at T/O thrust application.
Won’t warn the crew if only 1 engine started for T/O til T/O thrust selected.

Question 14

With one ECAM screen failed, how is an ADV shown?

Answer 14

[ADV] shown on bottom half of screen

an advisory message appears on the upper part of the EWD associated key on the ECAM control panel lights up.

Question 15

What happens to the SD when the Gear is extended on Finals?

Answer 15

Wheel page appears.

Question 16

During APU start, what happens to the SD?

Answer 16

The APU page appears, until RMP>75% for >10secs or switched off.

Question 17

What causes the FLT CTLS SD to appear automatically on taxy-out?

Answer 17

Sidestick >3degrees in pitch or roll, rudder >22degrees.

Question 18

What causes the ENG SD to be Auto-called on T/O?

Answer 18

1st ENG T/O power.

Question 19

When is the STS S.D. automatically called (other than during an ECAM drill)?

Answer 19

When slats are extended during descends unless the page is empty.

Question 20

What happens on the ECP (ECAM Control Panel) if a system is manually called?

Answer 20

Light up until cleared or pressed again.

Question 21

Pressing the RCL button, for LESS than 3 seconds, does what?

Answer 21

All warning, caution messages and status pages that have been suppressed by the activation of the CLR P/B.
All the alerts that are still active but inhibits in the whole active flight phases, if there are no suppressed, it shows NORMAL for 5secs.

Question 22

Pressing the RCL button, for MORE than 3 seconds, does what?

Answer 22

EWD displays caution messages that were suppressed by the EMER CANC (cancel all cautions but no all warning cannot be cancelled, e.g. OVSPD.

Question 23

What happens if the STS button is pressed on a fully serviceable aircraft?

Answer 23

Display the status page

Shows ‘normal’ for 5 seconds.

Question 24

What is the effect of pressing the T/O CONFIG button?

Answer 24

Test that triggers a warning if the aircraft is not in T/O config.

Question 25

How does the ALL button work?

Answer 25

The SD successively displays all the system page at 1 second intervals
All button is powered with separate with power.

Question 26

In single ECAM screen operation, how can a S.D. be displayed? And for how long?

Answer 26

Up to 3mins by pushing and holding the system page P/B (simulates button stuck), even holding longer, disappears after 3mins.

Question 27

When should the EMER CANX button be used?

Answer 27

To suppress spurious all master cautions + some warnings.