A320 Lounge Indicating and Recording Systems 2

Question 1

When are maintenance messages displayed on the status page?

Answer 1

On the ground, only when the engine has been shut down

Question 2

What does EIS stand for?

Answer 2

Electronic Instrument System

Question 3

What is the EIS?

Answer 3

It presents data to pilots via the 6 display units - both NDs, both PFDs and both ECAM displays

Question 4

Which two subsystems is the EIS split into?

Answer 4

EFIS and ECAM

Question 5

What does EFIS stand for?

Answer 5

Electronic Flight Instrument System

Question 6

What is the EFIS?

Answer 6

EFIS displays flight parameters on PFD and ND

Question 7

What does ECAM stand for?

Answer 7

Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor

Question 8

What does DMC stand for?

Answer 8

Display Management Computer

Question 9

What does SDAC stand for?

Answer 9

System Data Acquisition Concentrator

Question 10

What does a DMC do? How many are there?

Answer 10

There are 3.

They generate the images for the screens, a bit like a graphics card

Question 11

How many SDACs are there?

Answer 11

2

Question 12

How many FWCs do we have?

Answer 12

2

Question 13

How many screens can each DMC supply information to at the same time?

Answer 13

4

Question 14

In normal conditions, which displays does the DMC 1 send information to?

Answer 14

Captains PFD, captains ND, E/WD and SD

Question 15

In normal conditions, which displays does the DMC 2 send information to?

Answer 15

FO PFD and FO ND

Question 16

What does Vapp stand for?

Answer 16

Final Approach Speed

Question 17

What does FCDC stand for?

Answer 17

Flight Control Data Concentrator

Question 18

What does the FCDC do?

Answer 18

Gets information from flight controls, ELACs and SECs, so we know where flight controls are, then feeds that information into the ‘shared information bar’, ready for the DMCs

Question 19

Which 4 systems give information directly to the shared information bar, bypassing the SDACs?

Answer 19

LGCIU
FQI
FADEC
FCDC

Question 20

Are overhead panel fault lights connected to the FWCs?

Answer 20

The get their information from the appropriate computer, and display fault lights based on that, and not on the FWC

Question 21

What would happen with a DMC1 failure?

Answer 21

Captains PFD and ND would go blank, and the E/WD and SD would use DMC2

Use switching panel to use DMC3 for captains side

Question 22

What is a level 3 ECAM?

Answer 22

Master Warning

Question 23

What visual and aural alerts are there with a level 3 ECAM?

Answer 23

Visual
ECAM attention getter
Bring up SD page of affected system

Aural
CRC

Question 24

What is a level 2 ECAM?

Answer 24

Master Caution

Question 25

What visual and aural alerts are there with a level 2 ECAM?

Answer 25

Visual
ECAM attention getter
Bring up SD of affected system

Aural
Single chime

Question 26

What is a level 1 ECAM?

Answer 26

Master Caution

Question 27

What visual and aural alerts are there with a level 1 ECAM?

Answer 27

Visual
ECAM

Aural
Nothing

Question 28

What visual and aural alerts are there with an ECAM advisory?

Answer 28

ADV

It will bring up the SD page and the affected parameter pulses green

If SD inop, ECP system button will pulse