Unofficial memory items Flashcards
High engine vibration
FCTM
High vibration alone does not warrant engine shutdown
ECAM will highlight parameter if exceedance
If flight crews detects go to QRH ECAM Advisory Conditions which directs you to QRH High Engine Vibration Procedure
Tailpipe fire
No cockpit indication (maybe increasing EGT)
QRH Engine Tailpipe Fire
If Bleed Air not readily available to dry crank, ground crew may use extinguisher as last resort
Do not use Eng Fire Pb as it disconnects Fadec electrics required to dry crank and clear engine
Extinguisher should not be used as it may not put out internal engine fire and requires maintenance action (corrosion damage). Only use as last resort after QRH procedure
No critical areas of engine damaged with tailpipe fire, may hurt flaps
Engine Stalls
Follow ECAM if presented
If no ECAM, do QRH Engine Stall procedure
Symptoms:
Fartin, bangin
Increased EGT
Vibrations
Fluctuations of engine parameters
Landing with abnormal slats / flaps
Takeoff: pull speed
Flight limited to 20000’
Will need to calculate new fuel burn, make decision about return/continue
Approach: Pull speed to avoid further decel
QRH Landing with flaps or slats jammed
Use Speed Sel Vfe -5 to decelerate and select next config
Autopilot to 500’
Briefing:
Tail strike awareness
Go around config
Deviation from standard callouts
Speeds in the missed
No flight director takeoff
15 STAF mode
Select TOGA thrust
15 - degrees nose up
(At Thr Red Alt)
S - Select Climb Speed
T - Thrust Levers to Climb
A - Activate Autothrust
F - FDs on
Mode: select appropriate
Fuel leak after cold engine start
(More than 60 drips/min)
Run for 5 min
Shut down, restart and check again
Run for 5 min again
If still > 60 drips shut down and call maintenance
Land ASAP red
Land ASAP amber
Land ASAP red: “Land as soon as possible at the nearest airport at which a safe landing can be made”
Applicable to a time-critical situation
Land ASAP amber: “Consider landing at the nearest suitable airport”
Emergency during pushback
“Emergency, emergency. Stop pushback, stop pushback”
or emergency hand signal (cross both hands in front of face, clench fists)
If ground crew initiates Emergency they will say “Emergency, emergency. Set brakes, set brakes”
Or emergency hand signal (cross both hands in front of face, clench fists)
Or long blow of tractor horn
Firefighter Emergency Hand Signals
“Beckoning motion” with one hand, other arm at side:
Recommend Evacuation
Arms in front of head crossed at wrists, or wands:
Recommend stop, halt evacuation or whatever in progress
Umpire safe signal:
“Emergency Contained”
Dual hydraulic failure
All: Add 5 kts to approach speed to make handling easier
G+B
Turn A/thr off before Approach configuration
Configure early and gear down at 200kts
Abort engine start for:
Hot/Hung (no FADEC protection)
Screens (DUs) go blank
Failure of APU or APU bleed
ECAM Eng 1(2) Ovspd Prot Fault (this message one more start before contacting maintenance)
Starter duty:
- 1 standard automatic start includes up to 3 attempts (this is 1 cycle)
- ground start, 20 seconds between cycles
- after 4 attempts, 15 min cooling required
- starter just not run when N2 over 20%
Overweight Landing
Use QRH>Misc
Notify mtce
Config Full unless above Std MA Clb Wt (then use Conf 3 with GA in Conf 1+F)
Packs on APU bleed or Off (if using WAI)
Configure early. Be at Vapp by FAF
(May need to select speed to get below Vfe next then back to Managed. May even need to disconnect A/Thr if Vfe next is below VLS)
Reduce speed to VLS over threshold
Flare high 50’. Touch down with minimum vertical speed
Maximum reverse ASAP, minimize braking (consider no Autobrake)
Use full runway
Brake fans on after stopping
(Runway inspection?)
Dual FMGC failure
Can attempt getting A/P or A/Thr back by selecting one or other.
If not, move thrust levers for manual thrust
Recognition: MCDU-Timeout or Please Wait message, ND MAP-Not avail, may lose FCU modes
FDs off, select bird
Use RMPs to tune navaids
Try QRH Auto Flt reset (one at a time)
Must look up Gdot, F and S speeds in QRH (Ops Data, Operating Speeds)
Dual FCU failure
Will lose:
FCU controls, Both A/Ps, A/thr, FDs, FMA, Cat 3
ND to Rose Nav and 80mi scale
Disregard Wx radar
MCDU still works: can go Dto anywhere and use the bird
Altimeters revert to 29.92 so do not input DA/MDA (standby can be set, PM must call 100 Above)
Only ILS can be flown (No RNAV)
Fuel spill
Cease fuelling
A319/A320: All fuel pumps off, Mode Sel Manual
A321: (or Fuel L/R Wing Tk Overflow ECAM): Don’t do ECAM! All fuel pumps and Ctr Tk Xfr switches off
Advise Dispatch, ATC, FAs
Deplane pax if “major” fuel spill (1.5 metres any direction or >12mm deep)
Ensure pax are kept well clear
