AIRCRAFT

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PRESSURIZATION INDICATION AND WARNING

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PRESSURIZATION INDICATION AND WARNING

PARAMETER TABLE (Continued)

CABIN
PARAMETER

INTRODUCTION
The pressurization indication and warning system shows cabin
altitude, differential pressure, rate of change and failure indication on
the EICAS display. It also sends the 10,000 ft signal to the aural
warning unit.

RANGE

COLOR
Green

Differential
Pressure

0.5 to 10.0
psid

Amber
Red

DESCRIPTION
The system shows on the EICAS display the cabin altitude, cabin
altitude rate of change and cabin differential pressure to the crew.
The Cabin Pressure Acquisition Module (CPAM) supplies these
parameters to the EICAS as digital ARINC 429 signals.
If one or more parameters are out of normal range, the colors change
to tell the crew, as in the PARAMETER table.

RANGE

COLOR

Green
Altitude

1,500 to
37,000 ft

Rate of Change

2,000 to
2,000 ft/min

Red

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1,500 to 8,100 ft
1,500 to 8,300 ft

[1]
[2]

[1]

Amber

Green

For Pre-Mod.
aircraftSB

145-31-0016.

[2]

For Post-Mod.
aircraftSB

145-31-0016.

[3]

For Post-Mod.
aircraftSB

145-21-0037

and

SB

145-21-0042.

If a failure of the pressurization control automatic mode occurs, the

digital controller sends a caution message to the EICAS PRESN
AUTO FAIL. This message tells the crew of the system failure.
If a CPCS failure (Ref. 21-31) or ECS failure (Ref. 21-51) causes the
cabin to depressurize, the CPAM sends a signal to the aural warning
unit. This is a discrete signal to the AWU to tell the crew of cabin high
altitude.

PARAMETER TABLE
CABIN
PARAMETER

[1]

0.1 to 7.9 psi

0.2 to 0.3 psi
8.0 to 8.3 psi
0.4 to 0.5 psi
8.4 to 10.0 psi

8,200 to 9,900 ft
8,400 to 9,900 ft [2]
8,400 to 14,400 ft [3]

The figure PRESSURIZATION INDICATION AND WARNING - MAIN

COMPONENT LOCATIONS shows the location of the main
components of the system.

10,000 to 37,000 ft

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88.1
REV

T/O1

75.0 REV

N1

75.0

550

ZONES
223
224

IGN
AB

ITT

550

99.9 %

N2

99.9 %

990 PPH

FF

900 LB

FQ

990 PPH
1000 LB

OIL

IGN
AB

INDICATIONS OF
PRESSURIZATION
SYSTEM

EICAS
DISPLAY

END

88.1

LDG GEAR

VIB

UP

79 79

100

TEMP

PRESS

HP
ROLL

CAB RATE
100 %

UP
0

SPLRS

CLD

DET. A

PITCH

2000 FPM

YAW

UP

7.5 PSI

APU

LP

7000 FT

CAB ALT
CAB

UP

FLAPS
100

600 C

WASHER
SCREW

.51 M
280

ROL

VS

20

20

10

10

10

10

260

DET. D

DIGITAL
CONTROLLER

140 00

ANEMOMETRIC
HOSE

14500

240

143 00

20

200
29.92 IN

.470 M

PFD

3
N

17 .5 NM

LAND ELEV (ft)

ELV SET
+

360

359 CRS
VOR2

33

1000
1

TTG
5MIN

HDG
0 01

DUMP

AUTO/MAN

ON

MAN

1
0

25

MANUAL
CONTROLLER

AUTO PRESS

14000

20

UP

220

BARO
CORRECTION
KNOB

BARO

IN /HPA

DET. B

STD

DET. C

DET. E

ELECTRICAL
CONNECTOR

CABIN
PRESSURE
ACQUISITION
MODULE

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COMPONENTS
CABIN PRESSURE ACQUISITION MODULE (CPAM)

The CPAM is installed in the cockpit below the right console. It is

connected to the static pressure of the pitot stand-by.
The CPAM feels the cabin pressure through an orifice on its cover
box. It also feels ambient pressure through the tube connected to the
pitot stand-by.
On each port (cabin and ambient pressures) there is a transducer to
feel the pressure. These transducers send a signal to the CPAM
central module. The central module changes the signals to digital
signals and calculates the cabin altitude rate of change in relation to
the time.
The CPAM then sends these digital signal to the EICAS through the
electrical connector. It also supplies the 10,000 ft discrete warning
signal to the aural warning unit when cabin altitude is at or above
10,000 ft.

CPAM OUTPUT SIGNALS TABLE

DESIGNATION

TYPE

Cabin Altitude

Digital

Cabin Altitude Rate of Change

Digital

Cabin Differential Pressure

Digital

10,000 ft Cabin Altitude Warning

Discrete

14,500 ft Cabin Altitude Discrete

Output [1]

Discrete

LABEL/SPECIFICATION
LABEL 203
ARINC 429
LABEL 212
ARINC 429
LABEL 243
ARINC 429
Ground - Actuated
Open - Not Actuated
ARINC 276-1
Ground - Actuated
Open - Not Actuated

[1] For aircraft with Auxiliary Flight Data Acquisition Unit (AFDAU/AFDAMU).

The figure PRESSURIZATION INDICATION AND WARNING - CPAM

LOCATION shows the cabin pressurization acquisition module.

On aircraft with Auxiliary Flight Data Acquisition Unit (Aircraft with

AFDAU/AFDAMU), the CPAM sends it a 14,500 ft cabin altitude
discrete output signal in case of cabin loss of pressurization (cabin
altitude 14,500 ft).
The CPAM OUTPUT SIGNALS table describes the parameters.

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A
ZONE
224

PRESSURE
TRANSDUCER

DET. A
CPAM
CENTRAL
MODULE

AMBIENT
PRESSURE
(PITOT STATIC 3)

ANEMOMETRIC
HOSE

DET. C

CABIN PRESSURE
SENSING PORT

ELECTRICAL
CONNECTOR

DET. B

PRESSURE
TRANSDUCER

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OPERATION
Essential DC Bus 1 supplies the CPAM through the PRESS CPAM
circuit breaker. The CPAM feels the cabin pressure and ambient
pressure and calculates the parameters to send to the EICAS.
The CPAM then sends these parameters through an ARINC 429 to
the DAU 2.
The CPAM also sends a discrete signal directly to the aural warning
unit when the cabin pressure is at or above 10,000 ft.
When the automatic mode of operation of the pressurization control
has a failure, the digital controller sends a discrete signal to the DAU
1. This signal will activate the caution message PRESN AUTO FAIL
on the EICAS display.
The figure PRESSURIZATION INDICATION AND WARNING ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM shows the operation of the system.

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225DTCCKT BKR PANEL

ESS DC BUS 1

313153
(OPTL)

DC

(315150)213

B44

ARINC 429
PRESSURIZATION
INPUT

B45
J1

A1

9
10000 FEET DISC OUT

COCKPIT

CABIN ALTITUDE

10

7
LO

CABIN PRESS ACQUISITION MODULE

14500 FEET DISC OUT

6
HI

ARINC 429
PRESSURIZATION
OUTPUT

28 VDC RETURN

SHIELD

11
CASE GROUND

1
28 VDC
A0029224

HI

J 1018

J 1139
P 0077

LO

CH

CB 0029
PRESS
CPAM

WT 0001

AURAL WARN UNIT

(314150)272

DAU2

FWD ELEK COMPT

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