EICAS Warning Systems

Question 1

How are PRIMARY EICAS messages listed?

Answer 1

MASTER WARNING

MASTER CAUTION

ADVISORY (Indented)

Question 2

MASTER WARN inhibit during takeoff?

Answer 2

FOR FIRE ONLY:

• Rotation until 400’ AGL or 20 seconds
  
  • whichever occurs first

_{<em>EICAS still displayed but no bell or WARN light</em>}

Question 3

MASTER CAUTION inhibit during takeoff?

Answer 3

• 80KIAS until 400’ AGL or 20 secs after rotation
  
  • whichever occurs first

_{<em>EICAS still displayed but no bell or CAUTION light</em>}

Question 4

Are MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS and BEEPER inhibited with engines shut down?

Same for MASTER WARN?

Answer 4

YES

MASTER WARN is not inhibited, however.

Question 5

ALT ALERT Discrete Light?

Answer 5

• More than 300’ from MCP selected altitude.

Question 6

FLAP OVRD Pressed?

Answer 6

Inhibits ground prox TOO LOW FLAPS caution and TOO LOW TERRAIN caution

Question 7

GEAR OVRD Pressed?

Answer 7

• Inhibits GPWS TOO LOW GEAR caution and TOO LOW TERRAIN caution
• Inhibits LAND CONFIG WARN siren

Question 8

TERR OVRD Pressed?

Answer 8

Inhibits look ahead terrain alerts and terrain display

Question 9

EICAS AUTO Switch?

Answer 9

• Selects primary EICAS computer
  
  • Normally L when switch in AUTO
• Automatically switches upon event of failure.

Question 10

CANCEL will blank which EICAS messages?

How are they recalled?

Answer 10

ALL but WARN.

Press RECALL you idiot

Question 11

When is TCAS RA Inhibited?

Answer 11

Below 1000’ AGL

Question 12

STATUS MSG CLEARING PROC?

Answer 12

• Select STATUS
• Press ECS/MSG on EICAS MX PANEL
• Press AUTO EVENT READ
• Press + Hold ERASE for 3 seconds
• Re-select STATUS

^{<em>Any messages remaining must be reported to MX</em>}

Question 13

EICAS EVENT RECORD limit?

Answer 13

Only 1 Event*

^{<em>*will save </em><em>last</em><em><u> </u>event recorded</em>}

Question 14

When is STATUS PAGE inhibited?

Answer 14

IN FLIGHT w/EICAS in compact display