ENG Panel

Question 1

What must the flight crew be aware of when doing a Manual Start on the ground or an Auto Start in the Air?

Answer 1

• The crew must abort the start if something goes wrong

Question 2

What are the primary differences between a manual and a normal automatic start?

Answer 2

• The FADEC provides full monitoring during a manual start and will provide appropriate ECAM cautions and procedures to follow in the event of a start fault
• Automatic start interruption and auto-crank are not available

Question 3

With the ENG MODE selector in IGN/START what occurs when the ENG MAN START pushbutton is pressed?

Answer 3

• The start valve opens

* Both pack flow control valves close

Question 4

At what point, if any will the start valve automatically close?

Answer 4

• At 43% N2 the start valve automatically closes.

Question 5

When would it be appropriate to do a manual start?

Answer 5

• Degraded bleed performance (hot or high altitude airfield)
• Marginal performance of external air or APU air
• Tailwind greater than 10 knots
• After aborting a start because of:
o Engine stall
o Engine EGT over limit o N1 rotation
o Hung start
o IGN A/B Fault