ECAM contorl Panel

Question 1

If the UPPER DISPLAY knob is switched to OFF what will occur?

Answer 1

The E/WD displaywould automatically transfer to the “lower” display.

Question 2

With E/WD displayed on the “lower” screen, what steps should be taken to view SD information?

Answer 2

Press and hold the appropriate system button on the ECAM CONTROL panel. The information selected will be available for 30 seconds.

Question 3

What does the ALL pushbutton do?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

If the STS pushbutton is pressed and the system has no STATUS messages, what will be displayed?

Answer 4

“NORMAL” for 5 seconds

Question 5

What occurs during the Before Takeoff Flow when T.O.CONFIG pushbutton is pressed?

Answer 5

• the system simulates the application of takeoff power and checks certain system 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

Question 6

Describe the FO preliminary cockpit preparation actions on the ECAM Control panel.

Answer 6

• Recall = check old warnings
• DOORS= check oxygen quantity
• HYD= check quantity
• ENG= check oil quantity

Question 7

Should the ECAM CONTROL panel fail, what functions are available as hard-wired buttons?

Answer 7

CLR, RCL, STS, EMER CANC, and ALL

Question 8

What does the EMER CANC accomplish?

Answer 8

• cancels the audio for warning messages (without removing any ECAM message)
• Cancels the present caution for the rest of the flight
• calls up the STATUS page, which displays “CANCELLED CAUTION” and the TITLE of the failure.
• Inhibited message can be recalled by holding RCL for more than 3 seconds

Question 9

What is the purpose of having the EMER CANC pushbutton?

Answer 9

Used to cancel spurious MASTER CAUTIONS