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02-31-05 GENERAL
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
The indicating and recording system chapter comprises a description of the aural warning, the
Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).
For TCAS and EGPWS descriptions, see CODDE1 - ATA 34 - Surveillance
INTRODUCTION
The audio warnings are normally associated with CAS messages. They notify the crew of an
abnormal or emergency situation. They can be of two types: voice message or tone.
The aural warning system consists of three drivers: a master driver, a slave driver and the
TCAS. Each of them contains groups of alerts, which act together in accordance with priority
rules.
SOURCES
The two drivers called master and slave are monitored within MAU 1A and MAU 2A. MAU 1A
is powered by bus ESS and MAU 2A is powered by bus B1.
The TCAS alerts are generated by the TCAS equipment, which is independent from the MAU:
they are directly sent to the audio channels.
All aural warnings are sent to the cockpit speakers through the AUDIO panel of each crew
member.
DESCRIPTION
PRIORITY GROUPS
Since the drivers are independent from each other, it is possible to have alerts on the three
drivers at the same time. To avoid having too many alerts at the time, the warnings have
been grouped together and priorities between those groups have been defined.
Each driver contains several groups of audio alerts, called priority groups. When two alerts
of different groups are triggered at the same time, only the aural warning of the highest
priority group is heard. When the alert of the highest priority group stops, the audio warning
of the lowest priority group is then heard, if still present.
Priorities have also been set within each group. In fact, all alerts are heard in sequence,
beginning with the one of the highest priority.
The following table shows the priority groups in a decreasing order of priorities for all three
drivers:
NOTE
If a condition for EGPWS aural alert exists, the TCAS is forced in TA only mode (no
audio warning). When the EGPWS alert disappears, the TCAS is automatically
reconfigured to the TA/RA mode.
Group 1 - Stall
- Windshear
Group 2
- Overspeed
- Fire
- Master warning
Group 3 - Master caution
- EGPWS warning
- Cabin pressure
MASTER Group 4 - Nothing (spare)
- All EGPWS cautions
- No take off
- Gear
- Increase speed
Group 5
- Flaps
- Altitude
- Auto Pilot disengagement
- Abnormal Auto Throttle disengagement
The complete list of audio warnings (condition and associated tone or voice message) can
be found at the end of this sub-section.
EYEBROW PUSHBUTTONS
Three pushbuttons on the glareshield allow the crew to mute specific system aural warnings:
MASTER
- pushbutton lights up when a red CAS message appears in the ENG-CAS window.
WARNING
Pushing the MASTER WARNING button implies that the crew has taken notice of the
alarms. The pushbutton light will go out and the associated audio alert will stop.
-
SIL pushbutton allows to silence three aural alarms:
SIL
MASTER
o the CABIN warning, which can be silenced by either pressing the WARNING
or
pushbuttons,
FI RE
SIL pushbuttons are pressed.
MASTER
MASTER MASTER
WARNING CAUTION
SIL
FIGURE 02-31-10-01 MASTER WARNING, MASTER CAUTION AND SIL LIGHT PUSHBUTTONS ON
THE EYEBROW
CIRCUIT BREAKER
AUDIO WARN ESS circuit breaker switch off the audio warning driver located in the MAU1A.
AUDIO WARN B circuit breaker switch off the audio warning driver located in the MAU2A.
All the aural warnings and their associated tone voice message are described in the following
table.
COLOR
DESCRIPTION (WARNING OR TONE/VOICE MESSAGE TYPE
CAUTION)
Stall warning RED "STALL" Continuous
(Mode 7) (Siren) "WINDSHEAR,
RED Single
Windshear warning WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR"
Overspeed alert RED Pulsing horn Continuous
Fire RED 2 tones signal Continuous
Master warning RED Chime Continuous
Chime (different from the master
Master caution AMBER Continuous
warning one)
(mode 1)
RED "PULL-UP" Continuous
Pull-up
(mode 2)
AMBER "TERRAIN, TERRAIN" Single
Pull-up preface
(mode 2)
RED "PULL-UP" Continuous
Pull-up
"TERRAIN, TERRAIN" (FAA)
Terrain awareness preface AMBER Single
"TERRAIN AHEAD" (EASA)
COLOR
DESCRIPTION (WARNING OR TONE/VOICE MESSAGE TYPE
CAUTION)
"INCREASE DESCENT,
TCAS RA RED Single
INCREASE DESCENT"
"INCREASE CLIMB, INCREASE
TCAS RA RED Single
CLIMB"
TCAS RA RED "DESCEND, DESCEND" Single
"DESCEND, CROSSING
TCAS RA RED DESCEND, DESCEND, Single
CROSSING DESCEND"
"CLIMB, CROSSING CLIMB,
TCAS RA RED Single
CLIMB, CROSSING CLIMB"
TCAS RA RED "CLIMB, CLIMB, CLIMB" Single
"ADJUST VERTICAL SPEED,
TCAS RA AMBER Single
ADJUST"
"MAINTAIN VERTICAL SPEED,
TCAS RA AMBER Single
MAINTAIN"
"MAINTAIN VERTICAL SPEED,
TCAS RA AMBER Single
CROSSING MAINTAIN"
"MONITOR VERTICAL SPEED,
TCAS RA AMBER Single
MONITOR VERTICAL SPEED"
TCAS TA AMBER TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC Single
COLOR
DESCRIPTION (WARNING OR TONE/VOICE MESSAGE TYPE
CAUTION)
(mode 4)
AMBER "TOO LOW TERRAIN" Single
Too low terrain
(Terrain clearance floor)
AMBER "TOO LOW TERRAIN" Single
Too low terrain
(mode 6)
AMBER 1,000 Single
Altitude call-outs
500 Single
300 Single
200 Single
50 Single
40 Single
20 Single
10 Single
5 Single
(mode 4)
AMBER "TOO LOW GEAR" Single
Too low gear
(mode 4)
AMBER "TOO LOW FLAPS" Single
Too low flaps
(mode 1) "SINK RATE" (pause) "SINK
AMBER Single
Sink rate RATE"
(mode 3) "DON'T SINK" (pause) "DON'T
AMBER Single
Don't sink SINK"
(mode 5)
AMBER "GLIDESLOPE" Single
Glideslope
(mode 6)
AMBER "APPROACHING MINIMUMS" Single
Approaching DH
(mode 6) "BANK ANGLE" (pause) "BANK
AMBER Single
Bank angle ANGLE"
(mode 7)
AMBER Quiet
Windshear alert
Horizontal stab TRIM
Clacker Continuous
running
No Take-off RED "NO TAKE-OFF" Continuous
COLOR
DESCRIPTION (WARNING OR TONE/VOICE MESSAGE TYPE
CAUTION)
One gear is not locked
extended and
- RA < 500 ft (ZRA valid
or invalid)
- IAS < 150 kt in AMBER "GEAR" Continuous
decreasing, or
- IAS < 155 kt in
increasing
- both engine power
levers < MAX CLB
Auto-Throttle:
AMBER "AUTO-THROTTLE" Single
normal disengagement
CAS MESSAGES
GENERAL
The DFDR records the last 25 hours of flight data information; it is directly powered by A2
bus. The DFDR begins recording as soon as it is powered on; and stops when powered off.
LOCATION
The DFDR is located at the rear of the aircraft, on the left side. It can be accessed through
the mechanics servicing door.
NORMAL OPERATION
Crew members can identify on the record a specific event to be analyzed later, by pressing
one of the EVENT pushbuttons located on each side of the glareshield for at least 1 second.
There is no indication to the crew that the EVENT pushbutton has been pressed.
EVENT
ABNORMAL OPERATION
The status of the DFDR is periodically auto-checked. If a failure is detected, the following
CAS messages can appear.
CONTEXT RESULT
+ light on
GENERAL
The CVR records the last 2 hours of crew and radio conversations; it is directly powered by
B2 BUS. The CVR begins recording as soon as it is powered on; and stops when powered
off.
LOCATION
The CVR is located at the rear of the aircraft, on the right side. It can be accessed through
the mechanics servicing door.
The cockpit microphone, located on the right side of the eyebrow, records the cockpit
conversations:
Cockpit microphone
BARO SPEED APP HDG/TRK PILOT SIDE CLB ASEL BARO
SWAP DN SWAP
M K D
PUSH A ON PUSH
STD T E STD
C S G
H P
PUSH 100 1000 PUSH
BA RO MAN FMS HDG TRK YD V A VS BA RO
STD
STD FT FT
S T
ON H ON
VHF PUSH PUSH VHF
FD/TD SYNC
FD/TD
CHG
PUSH PUSH
PUSH 8.33 ON CH G VNAV ON 8.33
MASTER MASTER FR EQ 25 LNAV SYNC UP 25 MASTER MASTER
FMS FMS
WARRN IN G CAUTION
SIL MSG EVENT
ON ON ON ON
EVENT
MSG SIL CAUTION WARRN IN G
PUSH PUSH
VHF VHF
FR EQ FR EQ
AT HDG/TRK AP ALT
NORMAL OPERATION
On the ACP, the CVR pushbutton allows crew members to select the CVR audio:
the current audio channels recorded by the CVR are then heard.
The ERS pushbutton allows to erase the entire CVR record. This action can only be
performed when the PAX door is open and the CVR audio pushbutton is selected. A tone
emitted in the crew member headsets indicates that the record has been erased.
CVR tests
The CVR can be tested manually, it is done by clicking the CVR1 or CVR2 (option)
softkey on the TEST page of the MDU. This will trigger a 2 s tone indicating that CVR is
operating normally.
ABNORMAL OPERATION
If the CVR tests reveal a CVR failure, the following CAS messages can appear.
CONTEXT RESULT
CAS MESSAGES