E/WD - Engine / Warning Display
General Layout
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This system displays many useful information about engines, fuel,
flaps, and also watches all the aircraft systems to display alert messages
when necessary. The information shown on this screen are displayed in several parts:
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All the information displayed about engines now have a different appearance when engines are shut down. The quadrants turn to orange, and all the values displayed are replaced by "XX", meaning that the value is not available any more.
Note: The Airbus aircrafts are not supposed to be flown like Boeings... One of the specificity of Airbus aircrafts is their auto-throttle system. This is explained in details in the throttle section. You should engage auto-throttle when the levers are in the CL position, and the throttle levers don't move at all as soon as the auto-throttle mode is engaged. For this reason, you can use the white and blue indexes when you disengage the auto-throttle, it is very easy: align the white indexes with the blue indexes just before disengaging. Doing this, you will make sure that engine power remains constant when you disengage auto-throttle. Train yourself in doing this a few times, you will realize how useful it is.
Message Display - Left part
The bottom part of the E/WD screen contains 2 message areas.
The
left area displays dynamic messages about gears, engines, signs, etc... The
messages are shown in different colors according to the level of alarm:
Mid and high level alerts also trigger Master Caution and Master Warning alarms, shown on the left part of the glareshield.
Normal Messages |
Reason |
GEAR DOWN LOCKED | The gear is down and locked, you can land safely. |
SEAT BELT | The seat belt sign is on |
NO SMOKING | The No Smoking sign is on |
LDG LIGHTS ON | Landing lights are on |
SPOILERS ARMED | The spoilers are armed and will be automatically deployed when the aircraft touches the ground |
Low Level Warnings |
Reason |
HIGH GROUND SPEED | Your ground speed is higher than 30 kts |
HIGH AIRSPEED | Your airspeed is over the speed limit of 250 kts below 10000 ft |
Mid Level Warnings |
Reason |
CONFIG | Your airspeed is not apropriate to the current flight configuration |
UNSUFFICENT FUEL | Your total fuel quantity is low |
ELAC DISC | Indicates that the ELAC computer is disconnected, the Alpha-floor system is not active |
STALL WARNING | You are at the limit of the flight enveloppe, incidence is too high |
BATTERY | Engines are running, and generators are still OFF, the batteries are discharging |
High Level Warnings |
Reason |
ENGINE x OFF | The aircraft is in flight, and the x engine is OFF |
ENGINE x FIRE | The engine x is on fire |
DOOR | The engines are running, and an aircraft door is still opened |
RELEASE BRAKES | The parking brakes are set and you require a push-back |
LOW FUEL | The total fuel quantity is VERY low, you should land immediately on the closest airport |
TRAFFIC | Another aircraft is close from your aircraft, possible collision |
GEAR DOWN | The curent airspeed is too high to keep the landing gear down |
MAX TIRES SPEED | The ground speed is too high for the tires, risk of tire explosion |
ALPHA FLOOR | The Alpha-floor system has detected a dangerous situation and will
take the apropriate action to keep the aircraft in its flight envelope |
BANK ANGLE | The bank angle is too high (higher than 67°) and the alpha-floor
system will take the apropriate action to keep the aircraft in its flight envelope |
HYDRAULICS | A problem has been detected in the hydraulics system. The HYDRAULICS
page should appear on the System Display, look at it for more details about the problem. |
OIL PRESSURE | A problem has been detected in the oil system. The ENGINE page should
appear on the System Display, look at it for more details about the problem. |
VACUUM | A problem has been detected in the vacuum system. |
ELEC FAILURE | A problem has been detected in the oil system. The ELEC page should
appear on the System Display, look at it for more details about the problem. |
STALL | The aircraft is about to stall, take the apropriate action immediately |
OVERSPEED | The current airspeed is too high for your aircraft. |
Message Display - Checklists
The left mesage area also displays Take-Off and Landing checklists. These lists show a list of items in bright blue if not activated, in green if OK. All items should be green for a correct take-off or landing.
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Take-off is automatically detected when your aircraft reaches a high speed on the ground. This checklist can also be displayed by pressing the "TO - CONFIG" button on the "Page Keys" panel, on the pedestal. |
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Landing is automatically detected when the aircraft is descending, with 2 notches of flaps or landing gear extracted. |
Message Display - Right part
The right area is used to display standard system message:Auto-pilot (when it is turned off), Auto-throttle (when it is turned off), Autoland, Auto-brake, Speed brakes and Parking brakes.
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