Limitations Flashcards
Why are some items bold and shaded for easy identification?
- Memory Recall Items.
- Safety of Flight
- Time sensitive, not allowing reference to FCOM
- No Placard, Marking, light, or indication.
Noise Level
ICAO Annex 16 Volume 1 Noise Requirements
Runway Slope
+/- 2%
Max Op ALT
43,100’
Max TO/LNDG Altitude
8,400’ PA
Turbulent Air Penetration
290 KIAS / .78M whichever is lower
Max TO / LNDG Tailwind COMPONENT
10 KTS
Ground Wind Limit for all doors
- 40 KTS while opening or closing
- 60/65 KTS (300/200) while open.
TO/LNDG X-WIND GUIDLINES
Good / Dry - 40/40 Good / Wet - 25/40 Good-Med. - 20/35 Med. - 17/25 Med. - Poor - 15/17 Poor - 13/15 Nil - N/A
Minimum In-Flight Weight Limit
- Does not include usable fuel
- 300P - 179,000 #
- 300F - 177,300#
- 200SF - 168,000#
- MW - 76,203 kgs
Max Weights (300P)
- MTW 409,000 #
- MTOW - 408,000 #
- MLW - 320,000#
- MZFW - 295,000#
MTW (all)
- 300P - 409 K#
- 300F - 413 K#
- 200SF - 312 K# / 317 K#
- MW - 146,056 kg
MTOW (all)
- 300P - 408 K#
- 300F - 412 K#
- 200SF - 310 K# / 315 K#
- MW - 145,149 kg
MLW (all)
- 300P - 320 K#
- 300F - 326 K#
- 200SF - 272 K#
- MW - 122,469 kg
MZFW
- 300P - 295 K#
- 300F - 312.3 K#
- 200SF - 253 K#
- MW - 112,490 kg
O2
- 1350 psi ETOPS
- 1250 psi NON-ETOPS
Cabin Pressurization
Max Differential - 9.10 psi
Max Differential for TO / LNDG .125 psi (236’ below QFE)
APU Starter
- Maximum 3 attempts in 60 Minute Period
- 1 Minute minimum between attempts (APU SEL - OFF)
APU BL AIR
Not Available above 17,000’
AUTOPILOT - Aileron trim
- Don’t use aileron trim with autopilot engaged.
AutoPilot Engaged Minimum Heights
- TO / GA - 250’ AGL
- Non-ILS - 50’ below MDA
- Single Channel ILS - 100’ AGL
- AutoLand - Touchdown/Rollout
- MW - On TO, do not engage CWS below 200’ AGL or CMD Mode below 1000’ AGL
FLCH
- Do not use FLCH on final approach below 1000’ AGL
AutoLand Advisory
- Touchdown assumed 2500’ from threshold.
- AutoLand will be made with FLAPS 25 or 30.
- Do not use Autoland for an overweight landing.
- Do not use with apparent erroneous RA information.
Maximum Autoland Wind Components
- Headwind / X-Wind - 25 KTS
- X-Wind CAT II/III - 15 KTS
- Tailwind - 10KTS
Circuit Breakers
- Do NOT reset tripped FUEL PUMP circuit breakers.
- Other CBs may be reset once, after a 2 Min Cooling Period, if safety related.
- MX resets CBs on ground.
Radios
- Do not use the Center VHF Radio for voice Comm.
- Do not use the HF Radios during refueling
- Do not TX on both HF Radios at once.
Doors
- Check the armed slides and girt bar prior to taxi, TO, and landing whenever PAX are carried.
- Verify Flight Deck Access System once each flight day.
Engine Thrust Rating
- CF6-80C2B6F - 60,200 #
- CF6-80C2B7F - 62,100 #
- PW4060 - 60,200 #
- JT9D-7R4D / CF6-80A - 46,900 #
N1 RPM Limits
- CF6 - 80C - 117.5%
- CF6 - 80A - 117.0%
- PW4060 - 111.4%
- JT9D-7R4D - 104.7%
N2 RPM Limits
- CF6 - 80C2B6/7F - 112.5%
- CF6 - 80A - 110.5%
- PW4060 - 105.5%
- JT9D - 7R4D - 102.5%
CF6 - 80C EGT Limits
- START - 750 (GRND)
- START - 750 (In-Flight)
- TO - 960 (5 Minutes / 10 min* for SE Ops)(LBOOk)
- Max CONT - 925
- NOT 640, 645, 650-9, MW; These are 5 minute A/C.
GE Starter Duty Limits
- Continuous for 5 minutes.
- Cool 30 seconds per minute of operation
- Re-engament N2
- 0% Recommended, 0-20% Permissible, 21-30% - Only In Case of Fire, 31% may result in starter damage.
Oil
- Minimum Pressure - 10 (35 for JT9D)(70 for PW4060)
- Max TEMP - 160 (CONT) 175 (15 Min)
- (135/163 (20 Min)(JT9D)) (163/177 (20 Min)(PW4060))
- 17 QTS to Dispatch
- Note: PW4060 must be warmer than 50C before TO
Ignition
Continuous Ignition must be ON (Starter SEL - CONT):
- MOD and HVY Rain
- MOD and SEV Turbulence
- Volcanic Ash
- Icing Conditions
- TO / LNDG
- Standing Water or Slush on the RNWY
- AUTO with Engine Anti-Ice ON
- AUTO with LE Flap extension
Vibration Display
Do not blank during TO.
Reverse Thrust
- GRND OPS ONLY / Intentional selection in-flight prohibited.
- DO NOT BACK THE AIRPLANE USING REV.
Flaps
Do not extend below 20,000’
Load Limits
Flaps Up - -1.0 - 2.5g
Flaps Down - 0 - 2.0g
Flaps 25/30 - 1.5 - 2.0g, linear relation, MTOW - MLW
Speedbrakes
- Use of Speedbrakes in flight with FLPS beyond 20 is not recommended.
- Do not use speedbrakes below 800’ AGL
ATC CLRNC data, received through the FMC that can only be viewed by using the flight deck printer ….
Must be independently verified with the originating ground station.
Navigational equipment
- ETOPS - L+R CDU, 2 FMCs, L+C IRU, LNAV A/P
- NAT HLA PBCS / RNP4 - same^^
- NAT non-PBCS / RNP10 / Class II - same^^ less 1 FMC
- Intl. Class 1 - 1 FMC, 1 CDU, C+1 IRU, LNAV A/P
- RVSM - 2 ADC, ALT HOLD, Altitude Alerting, and XPNDR.
Surveillance
CDU, FMC, SATCOM, ACARS
Center Tank Pumps
- Do not cycle center tank pump ON/OFF/ON with any continuos low pressure indication.
Max Fuel Quantity
Center Tank - 85,200# Main Tanks - 43,097# each Total -171.4 K# (762 Same, except Center Tank - 30,551#) (762 Total - 116.7 K#)
Fuel Balance
- Fill Main tanks first.
- No more than 22.0 K# in Center Tanks with less than full Main Tanks.
- Actual ZFW + C Fuel < MZFW, with less than full mains.
- Max imbalance is 1500# - 2500# when total main tank fuel is 79,800# - 48,000#.
- Jettison active - no less than 10,300# in wing tanks
Fuel Temp
- In flight fuel temperature must be held +3 degrees above freezing point (-40 for Jet A)
- The use of Fuel System Icing Inhibitors does not change the minimum fuel tank temperature limit.
Which Fuels can we not use?
- JP4 and Jet B
- If in doubt, double check current GE and/or PW specs.
Icing Conditions
- OAT, or TAT in-flight, is less than 10 degrees C, and
- visible moisture, standing water… (visibility is 1 mi or less)
Auto Ice Detect System (-300F)
- Engine anti-ice ON for ground operations.
- In flight, use the auto system.
Engine Anti-Ice
- Engine Anti-Ice must be ON during ground ops when icing conditions are anticipated.
Ice Crystal Operating Conditions
- Engine Anti-Ice ON (NOT AUTO) @ any temp.
- Wing Anti-Ice ON in Ice Crystal Icing, below 22000’
- ICI Characteristics:
- Amber/Red Radar returns below A/C
- Apparent Rain, odd noise, &/or abnormally low temp.
- A/T unable to maintain airspeed.
- EICAS TAT stays near 0 C
Window Heat
ON for all normal ops.
RVSM Equipment
- STBY Altimeters do not meet accuracy requirements.
- 200’ Max in-flight difference between CAPT and FO.
- 40’ 45’ or 50’ Max difference on the ground at sea level, 5000’ and 10000’ Field Elevations.
- 75’ Max difference with Field Elevation.
VMO / MMO
- Barber Pole / .86
Flap Speeds 763 / 762
- Flaps 1 - 250 / 240
- Flaps 5 - 230 / 220
- Flaps 15 - 210 / 210
- Flaps 20 - 210 / 195
- Flaps 25 - 180 / 190
- Flaps 30 - 170 / 162
VLO/LE
270 kts / .82 whichever is lower.
Look Ahead Terrain Alerting
- Not for NAV.
- Authorized to Deviate from ATC for EGPWS Alert.
- For airfields not in EGPWS database, look-ahead terrain alerting not authorized within 15 nm. Check INTAM.
Dimensions
WS - 156’1” (47.6 M) / 166’11” (50.88M)
L - 159’2” (48.51M) / 180’3” (55M)
H - 52’ (15.85M)
TR - 129’ (39.3M) / 146’ (44.6M)
JT9D EGT Limits (PW4060)
- Starting (Ground) - 535
- Starting (Flight) - 625 (650)
- Takeoff - 625 (650) - 5 Minutes
- Max Continuous - 600 (625) - Continuous
EGT Limits (MW) (GE CF6-80A)
- Starting - Ground - 750
- Starting - Flight - 750
- Takeoff - 940 - 5 Minutes
- Max Continuous - 895 - Continuous
