GENERAL INFORMATION Flashcards
AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION SUMMARY
For awareness and for the specified aircraft, the following table provides the flight crew with a list of
optional aircraft systems and functions related to flight and aircraft operations.
IF INSTALLED TABLE
The “If Installed Table” provides a list of
optional systems and functions of the aircraft.
Note: Highly customized options such as cabin installations are not covered in the following table.
FCOM PURPOSE
The Flight Crew Operating Manual is a support document for flight crew.
The purpose of the FCOM is to:
‐ Provide all necessary operating limitations, procedures, performance and system information
the flight crew needs to safely and efficiently operate A320 family aircraft during normal,
abnormal, and emergency situations
‐ Serve directly as Flight Crew Operating Manual, or as a basis for Operators to develop their
own customized Airline Operations Manual, in accordance with applicable requirements
‐ Serve as a comprehensive reference guide during initial and refresher flight crew training.
FCOM PURPOSE
The Flight Crew Operating Manual is a support document for flight crew.
This manual is not designed:
‐ To teach basic piloting skills
‐ To provide basic piloting techniques applicable to jet aircraft
If the FCOM data differs from the AFM data,
the AFM remains the reference.
FCOM CONTENTS
The FCOM has four sections:
Aircraft Systems
Procedures
Limitations
Performance
FCOM CONTENTS
Procedures section contains the following chapters:
‐ Abnormal and Emergency Procedures
‐ Normal Procedures that include the SOP, the SUP, and the SRP
‐ Special Operations.
DOCUMENTARY UNITS
The FCOM is made of Documentary Units. The DU is the smallest part of information with
a technical content.
Note: 1. DUs can be grouped into Group of DU (GDU)
2. Temporary information may be provided via Temporary DU (TDU).
DEFINITIONS OF WARNINGS, CAUTIONS AND NOTES
The following are the official definitions of warnings, cautions and notes taken directly from the JAR25/CS-25 and applicable to Airbus flight operation documentation:
WARNING An operating procedure, technique, etc. that may result in personal injury or loss of life if not followed.
CAUTION An operating procedure, technique, etc. that may result in damage to equipment if not followed.
NOTE An operating procedure, technique, etc. considered essential to emphasize. Information contained in notes may also be safety related.
INFORMATION TYPE AND LAYERS
To take the above-noted objectives into account, the FCOM is organized in three layers as follows:
‐ Layer 1: “Need to know”
Layer 1 presents information that is necessary in the cockpit.
‐ Layer 2: “Nice to know”
Layer 2 presents information that is used as a reference, in order to fully understand the logic of
the aircraft and pilot interfaces.
‐ Layer 3: Detailed information
Layer 3 provides more detailed explanations, that are not necessarily needed in flight.
OEB GENERAL DESCRIPTION
An Operations Engineering Bulletin is published to inform Operators of any deviations from initial design objectives that have a significant operational impact. An OEB provides the Operators with
technical information and temporary operational procedures that take into account these deviations.
An OEB:
‐ Is temporary and usually focuses on one operational subject only
‐ At any time during the flight, if the OEB conditions are applicable, the flight crew must apply
the operational procedure(s) that is in the QRH OEB section.
TYPE OF OEB
OEBs can either be red or white, depending on their level of priority.
‐ RED OEBs are published to indicate that non-compliance with the recommended procedures may have a significant impact on
the safe operation of the aircraft. The Operators shall provide all flight crews with these OEBs or their content without delay.
TYPE OF OEB
OEBs can either be red or white, depending on their level of priority.
‐ WHITE OEBs are published to indicate that non-compliance with the recommended procedures may have a significant impact on
aircraft operation. Airbus recommends that the Operators apply these OEBs within 30 days from the date of publication of these OEBs.
