GENER

RAL INFO
ORMATION CIRC
CULAR
Form
m No. IGO//E&M/GIC/N
No.31/ISSUE 01
Subjject:Proced
dure for airrcraft arrival scheduled for nigh
ht halt at DE
EL (Termin
nal 1D)

GIC
G No. 09 of 2012
Date
D
: 17/12
2/12

Stattus :
Effe
ective
Purrpose
Refference

Mandatory
:
19th
h December, 2012
:
Revvision to arrrival procedure for aircrraft schedulled for nightt halt at DEL (Terminal 1D)
:
1. GIC
G 07 of 20
012
2. GPU
G
4000 Series
S
- Ope
eration & Maintenance Manual

scription
Des

Thiss is with refference to the arrival procedure proposed through GIC

C 07 of 201
12 for the la
ast flight off aircraft
sche
eduled for night
n
halt att DEL(Terminal 1D).
It was
w propose
ed that for a
aircraft arrivving in DEL
L (Terminal 1D) after the day of sscheduled operation,
o
APU
A
will
not be startedb
by the Pilot. Pilot shall shut
s
down the
t engine only
o
after GPU
G
is conn
nected.
The
e above pro
ocedure wass closely monitored
m
an
nd reviewed
d collectively by Engin
neering, Flig
ght Operatio
ons and
AOC
CS. It has been
b
decide
ed that the above
a
proce
edure needss to be ame
ended as fo
ollows
The Pilo
ot will switch ON the APU
A
as per their
t
SOP.
Once th
he aircraft reaches
r
the
e designated
d nose whe
eel position,, parking brrakes shall be applied and the
Pilot will shut down
n the engine
e.
ocedure for positioning
g the chockss shall rema
ain same ass was being
g followed prior
p
to issu
uance of
The pro
GIC 07
7 of 2012. i..e. two cho
ocks shall be
b positione
ed in front of
o Nose Wh
heel and four chocks shall
s
be
position
ned behind the Main Wheels.
W
After po
ositioning tthe chocks,, the Choc
cks ON sign
nal shall be given to the Pilot and
a
GPU shall
s
be
connected to the aircraft.
a
m
be started prior to
o the aircrafft arrival at the
t bay. The
e power transfer to the
e aircraft
NOTE: The GPU must
e done afterr connecting
g GPU to th
he aircraft. Following guidelines
g
fo
or starting and
a conneccting the
shall be
GPU must be adhe
ered
dure
GPU sttart Proced
Turn the ign
nition switch to the "ST
TART" posittion.
Release the
e ignition sw
witch when the engine starts.
The engine
e is now run
nning at idle
e speed. Lett the engine
e warm up to
o the opera
ating temperrature.
Hold the en
ngine switch
h in the "UP" position momentariily to bring tthe engine to operating
g speed
to build up generator voltage.
v
Deliverring Powerr to the Airc
craft
Connect the power cable to the AC
A external power rece
eptacle on th
he aircraft.
Hold the co
ontactor swiitch in the "C
CLOSE" po
osition.
When the output
o
lamp
p lights, release the con
ntactor switc
ch.

External po
ower is now
w being supp
plied to the aircraft.

own precauttions are followed while

ng GPU to the aircraft:
e connectin
Ensure that laid do
n object or flluid in exterrnal power rreceptacle
No Foreign
G
power cable takess all the weight.
The supporrt chain of GPU
VAIL light, Pilot
P
shall se
elect external power an
nd shall shu
ut down the APU.
Once fliight deck crrew gets AV
To make
m
this procedure
p
efffective you
u are require
ed to provid
de a feedba
ack to lmd@
@goindigo.in
n covering fo
ollowing
aspects:

Any dellay in positio

oning of the
e GPU before arrival off the aircrafft.
Timely connection
c
of GPU
Malfuncction of GPU
U

e above pro
ocedure sha
all be monito
ored and re
eviewed clo
osely by LM
MD for any cchanges req
quired and if found
The
satissfactory, a decision
d
shall be taken
n to implement the sam
me at other night halt sttations.
Plea
ase ensure compliance
e.
C 07 of 2012
2.
Thiss GIC superrsedes GIC

G.L.Gupta
Dy. G.M Engg. (LMM)
Rais
sed By

D
Date

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orized by

G.L.Gupta

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17/12/12

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2

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