ECAM Switching Panel

Question 1

ECAM SWITCHING PANEL

Q:​ With the​ E/WD displayed on the​ lower screen,​ how​ else​ can you​ view SD​ information?​ ​

Answer 1

Ref: (FOM VOL. III-DSC-31-05-60)​ ​

Press​ and hold​ the​ appropriate system​ button on the​ ECAM Control Panel that​ you wish​ to view

Question 2

ECAM SWITCHING PANEL

Q:​ What does​ the​ ALL​ pushbutton do?​ ​

Answer 2

Ref: (FOM VOL. III-DSC-31-30) ​

• Displays ALL​ the​ system pages​ successively​ in 1-second intervals when​ held​ down​ ​
• Release​ the​ pushbutton to maintain display of​ the​ selected​ page

Question 3

ECAM SWITCHING PANEL

Q:​ What does​ pressing the​ RCL​ pushbutton do?​ ​

Answer 3

Ref: (FOM VOL. III-DSC-31-30) ​

• Allows you​ to​ recall​ any​ warning or​ caution messages​ that the​ activation​ of​ the​ CLR​ pushbutton ​or flight​ phase inhibition​ may have​ suppressed ​
• If​ held longer​ than 3​ seconds, the​ E/WD will​ show​ any caution messages suppressed by​ the​ ​EMER​ CANC​ pushbutton

Question 4

ECAM SWITCHING PANEL

Q:​ If​ you​ press​ the​ STS pushbutton and​ the​ system has no STATUS messages​ what will​ be​ displayed?​ ​

Answer 4

Ref: (FOM VOL. III-DSC-31-30) ​

“NORMAL” for 3​ seconds​

Question 5

ECAM SWITCHING PANEL

Q:​ If​ power fails to the​ ECAM CONTROL​ panel which buttons​ are​ still​ functional?​ ​

Answer 5

Ref: (FOM VOL. III-DSC-31-30) ​

• EMER​ CANC​ ​
• ALL​ ​
• CLR​ ​
• STS​ ​
• RCL​

Question 6

ECAM SWITCHING PANEL

Q:​ What does​ the​ EMER​ CANC do?​ ​

Answer 6

Ref: (FOM VOL. III-DSC-31-30) ​

• Cancels the​ current Level 1​ or 2 warning​ for the​ remainder​ of​ the​ flight ​
• Cancels the​ current Level 3​ warning for​ that​ occurrence

Question 7

ECAM SWITCHING PANEL

Q:​ What do you look​ for​ on the​ PRELIMINARY FLIGHT DECK​ PREPARATION​ quantity check?​ (This questions​ ​is from​ VOL​ III)

Answer 7

Ref: (FOM VOL. II, Section 3.05) ​

• DOOR –​ Oxygen Pressure: verify​ that​ the​ pressure​ is​ sufficient for​ scheduled flight,​ refer to​ ​Section​ 2.10 Oxygen. ​
• HYD –​ Hydraulic Quantity: ensure hydraulic quantity​ indexes in​ normal​ filling​ range​ (A fluid level​ ​above the​ normal fill range​ extending up to an equivalent of​ half​ the normal​ range is acceptable). ​
• ENG​ –​ Oil​ Qnty:​ ​
  
  • ​If​ CEO Aircraft:​ ​
    
    • Oil​ Quantity is at​ or above​ 9.5 qt + .5​ qts​ per hour of​ estimated​ flight time.​ ​
  • ​If​ NEO Aircraft:​ ​
    
    • Oil Quantity is at or​ above 9.0 qt + .5 qts​ per hour of​ estimated​ time​ and​ not ​below 10.6qt.​ For NEO aircraft, if​ the​ engines have been shut down for​ more ​than 60​ minutes,​ decrease the​ required​ quantities​ from above​ by​ 3 qt to​ account ​for oil​ thermal​ expansion.

Question 8

ECAM SWITCHING PANEL

Q:​ What occurs​ when the​ T.O.​ CONFIG​ pushbutton is​ pressed?​​

Answer 8

Ref: (FOM VOL. III-DSC-31-30) ​

• The​ system simulates​ the​ application of​ T.O.​ power and checks​ certain systems​ for proper​ ​configuration ​
• A warning​ is displayed if a system​ is not configured​ properly​ ​
• “TO​ CONFIG​ NORMAL”​ is​ displayed in​ the​ TO​ MEMO section if​ the​ configuration​ is​ correct