ECAM Control Panel

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

With the 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

• Displays ALL the system pages successively in 3-second intervals when held down
• Release the pushbutton to maintain display of the selected page

Question 4

What does pressing the RCL pushbutton do?

Answer 4

• Allows the flight crew to review any warning or caution messages that the CLR pushbutton or flight phase inhibition may have suppressed
• If held longer than 3 seconds, the E/WD will show any caution messages suppressed by the EMER CANC pushbutton

Question 5

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

Answer 5

“NORMAL” for 5 seconds

Question 6

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

Answer 6

• The system simulates the application of takeoff power and checks certain systems 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 7

Describe the FO Preliminary Cockpit Preparation actions on the ECAM control panel.

Answer 7

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

CLR, RCL, STS, EMER CANC and ALL

Question 9

What does the EMER CANC accomplish?

Answer 9

• 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 three
seconds

Question 10

What is the purpose of having the EMER CANC pushbutton?

Answer 10

Used to cancel spurious MASTER CAUTIONS