Abnormal/Ecam

Question 1

What are the two main parts of the ECAM?

Answer 1

E/WD (Engine/Warning Display) and SD (System Display)

Question 2

How does ECAM prioritize warnings?

Answer 2

Red: immediate action required; Amber: attention/action needed soon; White: information only

Question 3

What are the ECAM phases of flight logic?

Answer 3

1) Pre-flight; 2) Takeoff; 3) Climb; 4) Cruise; 5) Descent; 6) Approach; 7) Go-Around; 8) Landing

Question 4

What are ECAM actions for a red warning?

Answer 4

Immediate memory items (if applicable), followed by ECAM actions

Question 5

What happens when a warning triggers ECAM?

Answer 5

Master Warning or Master Caution illuminates, associated alert displayed on E/WD, and the SD switches to affected system

Question 6

What is the purpose of the RCL (Recall) pushbutton?

Answer 6

Displays any cleared cautions that remain active in the system

Question 7

What does the CLR (Clear) button do?

Answer 7

Steps through the ECAM action flow — not used to delete alerts

Question 8

What does a boxed title on ECAM indicate?

Answer 8

A title with a box means it is an action item (step to perform)

Question 9

What is a “grey” system page on SD?

Answer 9

Systems that are powered but not active — used for reference

Question 10

What happens to ECAM during dual engine failure?

Answer 10

Automatically displays relevant systems: ENG, FUEL, ELEC, and HYD

Question 11

What if ECAM doesn’t display the system you want to view?

Answer 11

Push the system key on the ECAM control panel to bring it up manually

Question 12

What happens when a system returns to normal?

Answer 12

ECAM automatically removes that alert or shows “CLEAR” prompt

Question 13

How are ECAM actions typically divided?

Answer 13

Actions (boxed steps) followed by Status (inoperative systems and config warnings)

Question 14

What is the ECAM status page?

Answer 14

Shown after all actions completed; lists inoperative systems and landing configuration reminders

Question 15

Can pilots manually bring up ECAM status?

Answer 15

Yes — by pressing STS (Status) pb on ECAM panel

Question 16

What are the color meanings in ECAM messages?

Answer 16

Red = Warning; Amber = Caution; Green = Normal/Active; White = Title/Label; Blue = Pilot actions

Question 17

How does ECAM reduce workload in abnormal situations?

Answer 17

Provides step-by-step guidance and isolates system pages to reduce information overload