Crew Alerting System Flashcards
What does the CCAS provide?
- Warnings
- Malfunctions
- Abnormal situations
- Flight envelope deviations
What is the design principle?
Lights out
Where will an MFC failure be indicated?
On the CAP
How will crew get alerts in case of an MFC failure?
Crew will have to monitor for local alerts
What systems are only associated with CAP alerts?
- parking brake
- GPWS fault
- maintenance panel
Can only be extinguished by corrective action
What is the alerting process?
1 - fault is detected by MFC and crew are notified by aural and visual alerts
2 - crew checks CAP to check which systems are affected
3 - crew finds pb for faulted system and takes appropriate action
What alerts are not processed by the MFC?
- engine fire
- excess cabin differential pressure
- excess cabin altitude
- nacelle 2 overheat
- smoke
local alerts only
What is a Level 0 alert?
Notify crew of situations not abnormal but of temporary nature
Blue, green or white lights
What is a Level 1 alert?
Take place without CCAS activation
Signal the degradation of a system or a loss of redundancy
Local amber alert without chime
What is a Level 2 alert?
Cautions
Yellow master caution
Single chime aural alert
Amber alert on CAP
Does not require immediate action (QRH)
What is a Level 3 alert?
Warnings
Red master warning
CRC
Red light on CAP
Immediate corrective action required
How are the CAP bulbs tested?
Two bulbs each
Tested with the annunciator light test switch during pre-flight
What does the RCL button do?
Bring back any existing faults that were previously cleared with CLR button
Performed during descent and app phase
What does the CLR button do?
Extinguish any amber CAP lights and reset MFC for that system
If CAP not cleared after a fault, crew will not be alerted to a subsequent fault of that system
What does the TO INHI button do?
Inhibits CCAS alerts for non emergency conditions during take off roll