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Reverse Thrust - Flight vs. Ground use

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Ground use only

Inflight use prohibited

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Dimensions

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Length - 155’ 6” (48 M)
Wing Span - 124’ 10” (38 M)
Height - 44’ 6” (14 M)

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Flight Ops N. of 73° & S. of 60°

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Night and/or IFR ops. prohibited if navaids are referenced to Magnetic North. (Must be referenced to TRUE).

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Terrain Mapping (for NAV)
& Airport not in EGPWS database
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Terrain Mapping (for NAV) - Prohibited
& Airport not in EGPWS database - Do not use within 15 NM for T/O, Approach, & Lndg.
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Center fuel tank - Weight restrictions

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If actual fuel + ZFW is > MAX ZFW & CG limits are observed then,

Center Fuel Tank

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GPWS limitations

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Do not use if:

QFE ops.
IRS Nav only
Non WGS-84 reference
No FMS position update

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Max. lateral fuel imbalance

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1950 # - structural limit

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Useable fuel

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14.5 (L) + 46.0 (C) + 14.5 (R)

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APU altitudes

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Electrical - 42,000 ‘

Pneumatics (Bleed Air) - 17,000 ‘

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Bus Tie Ops (both in AUTO)

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P, P, I

Prevents
Powers
Isolates

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Flight instrument transfer buses

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Capt. instruments normally on L. AC bus
F/O. instruments normally on R. AC bus

w/ Bus Ties in AUTO - flight instruments will auto transfer to opposite main AC bus w/ main AC bus failure.

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Utility bus load shedding

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B.O.S.S.

Both throttles advanced on ground with APU running
Overload
Start engines
Single source of electrical power

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Auto & Manual ignition

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T.I.L.T.

Takeoff
Icing
Landing
(Auto with slats/anti-ice)

Turbulence (Manually selected)

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Trim Air (off or Inop.)

Air temps (selectable)

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A average
N constant moderate
W warm

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Yaw damper Inop

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Fault
IRU align
IRU off

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Standby Power items

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.357 (overhead, forward, pedestal)

3 overhead - right IRU, fuel indicators, manifold pressure

5 forward - Master warning, SEI, ESIS, landing gear green lights, Capt. marker beacon (audio)

7 pedestal - alt. stab trim, speed brakes, flap handle, fuel control switches, ENG/APU fire handles, left VHF, center ILS

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Hydraulics System powers…(L. C. R.)

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LEFT - CENTER - RIGHT -

A/P A/P A/P
Flight controls Flight controls Flight controls
Left T/R Right T/R

FSSG (flaps, slats,
nose steering, gear)
Alternate brakes Normal brakes
Main cargo door
Rudder ratio
——————————————————————————––——————-
PTU RAT Reserve Brakes

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APU fire handle PULLED

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Fuel shutoff valve closes
Shuts down
Fire extinguisher armed
Generator breaker & field trips
Bleed valve closes
Exterior horn silenced
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Forward Cargo warning light switch - PRESSED

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Forward cargo heat fan shuts off
Recirc fan shuts off
Opens overboard exhaust valve
Both packs switch to high flow
Silences the fire bell
Disables the forward squib test function
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Aft Cargo warning light switch - PRESSED

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Turns off aft cargo heater and fan
Right pack switches to high flow
Silences fire bell
Disables aft squib test function

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Lower cargo fire detection/protection

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2 detectors each compartment FWD & AFT

Discharge #1 bottle first
Discharge #2 bottle after 50 minutes or during approach (whichever occurs first).

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Main cargo fire detection & annunciation

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16 smoke detectors

Cargo fire alarm sounds
Master warning illuminates
Discreet fire warning illuminates
EICAS - MAIN CARGO FIRE
FWD, MID, AFT illuminates on smoke control panel
LED's illuminate on cargo electric unit
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Cargo isolation switch - PRESSED

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Turns off left recirc fan
Opens overboard exhaust valve
Closes main deck air distribution shut off valves
Closes trim air valve
Depressurizes main cargo deck compartment

NO FIRE PROTECTION

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Fuel pumps

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2 in each tank

Center tank pumps output pressure is TWICE that of wing pumps

1 DC pump in left wing for APU. Left forward pump for APU on AC power.

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Center tank pumps (electrical load)
Pumps inhibited (when switched on) until respective engine start.
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ADC inputs
2 ADC's 4 pitot probes - -Capt. & left aux - -F/O & right aux - -Capt. static (x2) - -F/O static (x2) - -Capt. AOA - -F/O AOA - -TAT
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IRU's & alignment
3 IRU's L., C., R. 10 minute alignment 17 min. alignment @ high latitudes ALIGN lights extinguish when NAV is ready.
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EICAS
Engine Indication and Crew Alert System 400 sensors Left EICAS computer normally controls TCAS GPWS System Alerts
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Crew Alert Messaging
- Time critical warnings (red) - Warnings (red) - Cautions (amber) - Advisories (amber & indented) Top message is newest 11 messages displayed, then press CANCEL for next page CANCEL removes Cautions & Advisories (NOT WARNINGS) RECALL shows any canceled message
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EICAS inhibits
Inhibits aural & Master Caution Caution @ 80 kts. Warning @ Rotation
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EICAS Takeoff configuration warnings
``` Flaps Spoilers Stab Trim Parking Brake Main Cargo Door ```
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EICAS landing warnings
Below 800' & gear NOT down and locked AND throttles @ idle OR Landing Flaps selected
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Center Hydraulic #2 electric pump
Load shed feature
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Hydraulic Sys RSVR light
Reservoir Qty or Head Pressure is LOW
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P.T.U. (Power Transfer Unit)
If left engine fails or left hyd pressure is low PTU (hyd motor - hyd pump) uses right hyd power to power left system For (FSSG) flaps, slats, nose wheel steering, landing gear
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HYD "RF" (magenta)
Less than .75 gallons
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R.A.T. (Ram Air Turbine)
Deploys automatically if both engines fail. Airspeed 130 kts. or greater provides flight controls on center hydraulic system.
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APU start & shutdown
Battery ON Stby power ON APU switch on (fault light on then off) APU switch START then ON Shutdown OFF APU bleed closes, 1 minute cool down then APU shuts down (if putting airplane to bed, Stby OFF, then Bat OFF) APU Starter duty - 3 starts in 60 min.
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APU fault light
APU switch OFF, then ON. If fault light extinguishes, the one attempted restart.
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Landing Gear (Hyd Sys & lever lock)
Left hyd Sys normal Lever lock controlled by tilt.
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Nose wheel steering range
Rudder pedals - 7° Tiller - 65° 180° turn in 120' (37M)
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Nose strut (compress/extension) - FLT vs. GND logic
Master Warning & Caution Stall warning Sys
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ALT gear extension
250 KIAS (.75M) DC pump releases uplocks (power pack on HOT BAT BUS) Fluid from supply lines to the DC pump Gear free falls and locks Gear doors stay open
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Brake system
4 total systems from both L & R Hyd Sys - -Normal - R Sys - -Alternate - L Sys - -Reserve - R Sys - -Accumulator R Hyd Sys should ALWAYS be pressurized FIRST & depressurized LAST to prevent fluid transfer through brake Sys.
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Brake temp monitors
Values 1-9 Init. 0-2, cyan box & # Norm. 3-4, white box & cyan # High. 5-9, white box & # 10-15 min. to reach high temp after brake application
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Autobrakes (settings)
Landing 1, 2, 3, 4, MAX ALL are decel rates. Max MANUAL is > Max AUTO Takeoff - RTO at > 85 kts. & both throttles to idle, then MAXIMUM braking applied (= to MAX MANUAL)
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Anti skid protection
Touchdown, hydroplaning, and locked wheel protection is provided.
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Autobrakes - Landing activation and disarm
After landing, autobrake application begins when: Both thrust levers are retarded to idle, gear untilts, and the wheels have spun up. AutoBrake - Disarm Pedal braking applied. Either thrust lever advanced after landing. Speedbrake lever is moved from the full up position after the speed-brakes have deployed on the ground. DISARM or OFF position selected on the AUTOBRAKES selector. Autobrake fault. Normal antiskid system fault.
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Alternate brakes (hyd source & antiskid)
Transfer to LEFT HYD system automatically (shuttle valve) if right side hyd pressure is too low. Antiskid is provided to laterally paired wheels so NO autobrakes.
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Reserve Brakes
RIGHT HYD system from electic pump and reserve fluid. Switched on when manually selected. Used when LEFT & RIGHT HYD systems are both lost. Normal antiskid on all 8 wheels.
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Brake accumulator (# of applications)
Pressurized from RIGHT HYD system. At least ONE (possibly more) brake application. Use ONE steady application, do NOT pump brakes. Normal antiskid.
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Brake accumulator isolation valve opens...
with total HYD system loss
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Antiskid annunciator comes on...
with partial power loss to antiskid system AND system malfunction.
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Rolls Royce engines (RB211)
Dual channel EEC N1 - Fan + 3 stage turbine (75% of thrust) N2 - 6 compressors + 1 turbine N3 - 6 compressors + 1 turbine (drives accessory section) Reverses are HYD actuated.
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E.E.C. & E.L.C.
EEC - Electronic engine control Provides EPR overboost protection. ELC - Engine limiter control Provides N1 overspeed protection.
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Oil Pressure
2 sensors - numerical value on EICAS - < 18 psi gives low pressure annunciator Main oil filter - NO BYPASS Scavenge oil filter - YES bypass
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Fuel control switches (Rich & Run)
Always motor engine during start until EGT < 100°C If EGT = 0°C raise fuel control switch to RICH. When engine stabilized at idle, then raise sw. to RUN If EGT > 0°C then raise to RUN 25% N3 - raise start lever during normal start
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Deploying reversers (effect on A/T & speedbrakes)
Disengages A/T Deploys speedbrakes Need to come out of Reverse starting @ 60 kts, and be fully out by taxi speed
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Rudder ratio fault
Rudder ratio changer on LEFT HYD Sys. X-wind limit is 15 kts. Avoid abrupt rudder input above 160 kts.
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Spoilers
6 panels on each wing Uses all HYD Sys. (diff Sys to diff panels) Speedbrake moves 5 panels on each wing
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AUTO extend ground spoilers
Spoilers ARMED Throttles IDLE HYD pressure to tilt sensor detects A/C on ground
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Speedbrakes EXT (annunciator)
Speedbrakes extended below 800' AGL or Speedbrakes extended AND landing flaps extended
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Slats & Flaps
LEFT HYD Sys 2 Inboard 8 Outboard Flaps 1-20 = slats at midrange position Flaps 25-30 = slats at landing position
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Flap load relief
Retracts the flaps from 30 to 25 is airspeed > 162 kts. (or prevents extension to 30)
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ALT FLAPS
0°-20° in about 2 min. Slats are fully extended at flaps 20 (with alt Sys)
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Stall Warning - Auto slats
Upon receiving a signal from the stall warning system, the slats automatically extend from the midrange position to the fully extended landing position. The slats retract a few seconds after the signal is removed.
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Tie bus priority
"RAO" Respective IDG APU generator Opposite Engine IDG External power must be switched on manually
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Standby power distribution
- Standby instruments - Instrument panel flood lights - Left VHF radio - Left VOR
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A/P power sources (electrical)
Normal L & C Autopilot - left main bus R Autopilot - right main bus On approach (Autoland) L Autopilot - left main bus R Autopilot - right main bus C Autopilot - Batt/Stby
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All GEN fail
30 min. of battery power to Stby. systems ``` Stby instruments L. VHF C. ILS L. VOR Stby. Engine indicators Interphone ```
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Bleed air supplies...
... Packs & pressurization Wing Anti-ice Engine start Hyd reservoirs supplied by APU, engines, & external air cart
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Engine bleed air supplied by...
Low thrust uses high pressure compressor section High thrust uses low pressure compressor section
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R/L ENG BLEED VALVE (EICAS message) and "BLEED" annunciator
Overheat condition exists. Bleed air valve should auto close.
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R/L ENG HI STAGE (EICAS message) and "HI STAGE" annunciator
Over pressure condition exists. Bleed should auto close.
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Pack "High Flow" inhibited
One engine supplying bleed air AND wing A/I ON Engine Inop Flaps > 1 Aft cargo fire Sys armed
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Equipment cooling | - left recir fan fails
Overboard discharge valve auto opens
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Forward E/E racks cooled from...
Exhaust from upper cargo deck
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Alt. Equipment cooling
Must be selected w/ annunciator "EQPT OVHT" Means there was low flow on either supply side OR exhaust side.
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FWD EQPT SMOKE
2 smoke sensors Exhaust side downstream of left recirc fan Supply side downstream of supply fans AUTO ACTIONS (Smoke FWD exhaust duct) left recirc fan shuts OFF (if slats are up) left pack goes to HIGH flow overboard exhaust valve latched open
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SMOKE - FWD exhaust OR Supply ducts
EXHAUST Left recirc fan off (if slats are up) Left pack high flow Overboard exhaust valve latched open ``` SUPPLY Both supply fans shut off OVHT light inhibited for 5 min. Left recirc fan shuts off BOTH packs high flow Overboard exhaust valve latched open (pushing ALT starts ALT supply fan) ```
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Pressurization
Auto rate 500 fpm climb, 300 fpm descent Max diff 8.6 @ FL350 Manual Outflow valve - Stby DC bus Cabin warning stops below cabin alt. of 8500' Outflow valve FULLY closed at cabin alt. of 11000' (operational again at 9500')
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EMER EQUIP flight deck
Crash axe, fire gloves, chemical gloves, portable ELT, PBE, life vests, 1st aid kit, portable O2 bottle and mask, halon fire ext., haz mat exemption kit, full face O2 masks, escape ropes, flashlight, spare bulbs kit, landing gears pins, normal checklists and QRH.
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Crew oxygen
1 bottle (separate from courier O2)
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EGPWS (red, yellow, green)
RED +2000' YELLOW -500' to +2000' GREEN -1000' to -500' LT. GREEN -2000' to -1000'
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EGPWS aural alerts
"CAUTION TERRAIN" (solid amber) - 40-60 sec. warning "TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP" (solid red) - 20-30 sec. warning
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WINDSHEAR warning lights
1' to 1500' on climb out 1500' to 1' on descent
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TCAS alerts
TA - 35-40 sec. warning RA - 20-30 sec. warning Proximate traffic 6 nm and +/-1200'
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FRM - fault reporting manual
Used by flight crew to report system faults/malfunctions to Mx.
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G/A armed
Flaps extended OR G/S is captured
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Cancel APP (approach mode)
Push G/A switch OR Disengage A/P & turn OFF both F/D's (to abandon approach, can put G/A switch & immediately press ALT HOLD)
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Normal FMC descent path
``` Cruise alt. until T/D point (down to lowest alt. constraint) Econ idle Decel to 240 kts. @ 10,000' 240 to decel Arrive at FAF @ 170 kts. ```
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OFFSET
Lives in RTE
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Fly course from PPOS
in scratchpad - "FIX150" ("FIX" is waypoint & 150 is intended course)
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Creating waypoints - multiple LAT/LONGS
W144-4 will show: ``` W144 W148 W152 W156 etc. ```
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Creating Waypoints
PB/D PB/PB PD/+ or - mileage LAT/LONG (no slash)
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FMC pre-flight
``` Ident Pos init Rte 1 (page 1&2) DEP & ARR PERF T/O REF ```

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