Air Conditioning Panel Flashcards
The pneumatic system is monitored and controlled by?
2 Bleed Monitoring Computers (BMC)
If one BMC fails, can the other take over?
Yes, they are interconnected. If BMC 1 fails:
APU and ENG 1 leak detection are not monitored
ECAM APU BLEED LEAK warning is lost
The PACK FLOW selector has LO, NORM and HI positions (A320). What does this allow us to do?
Select pack flow rates representing LO 80%, NORM 100%, and HIGH 120% of NORM
What flow rate is automatically selected when APU bleed air is in use or during single pack operation?
Hi
If the engine bleed air in-flight is too low, what will occur?
Minimum idle engine speed is automatically increased to provide adequate bleed air pressure
What would cause an amber FAULT light to illuminate in the PACK 1 and/or PACK 2 pushbutton (OOD)?
Overheat - Pack outlet
Overheat - Compressor outlet
Disagreement - Switch position disagreement with pack flow control valve
- Note: FAULT light will be illuminated when no bleed air is supplied
What does the amber FAULT light in the APU BLEED pushbutton indicate?
Bleed leak (APU bleed valve closes)
What causes the amber FAULT light on the ENG 1 BLEED and/or ENG 2 BLEED pushbutton?
LOOSA - HSBDF
L eak (wing or engine)
O ver pressure downstream
O ver heat
S tart in progress
A pu bleed ON
NEO
H igh pressure valve failed open
S ingle BTS failure on ground
B TS disagree on ground
D ual BTS failure inflight/on ground
F an duct burst detected by FADEC
What are the two functions of the engine bleed valves?
To act as:
Pressure regulation
Shut off valves
At what cabin differential pressure doe the RAM AIR valve open?
Differential pressure less than 1 PSI
What logic controls the X-Bleed valve when the X-Bleed switch is in AUTO?
When APU bleed valve is OPEN, the X-Bleed valve is open
When APU bleed valve is CLOSED, the X-Bleed valve is closed
X-Bleed also CLOSES for wing, pylon, or APU duct leak (except during engine start)
What causes the Pack Flow Control valve to automatically close?
Upstream pressure below minimum
Pack overheat
Engine start sequence
Engine FIRE pushbutton on the related side pressed
DITCHING pushbutton is selected
What does an amber FAULT light in the HOT AIR pushbutton indicate?
Duct overheat - the Hot Air and Trim Air valves close automatically
How many Air Conditioning System Controllers are there?
- Each Air Conditioning System Controller has 2 lanes - (Active/Standby)
Describe how the Air Conditioning System Controllers regulate temperature?
Basic temperature regulation: Both packs produce the required outlet temperature determined by the lowest demanded zone temperature
Optimized temperature regulation: Hot air is added to the individual zones but the trim air valves to maintain the desired zone temperatures