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Warning Systems - Part 1

Boeing 747-400

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WARNING SYSTEMS
• Engine Indication and Crew Alerting
System
• Ground Proximity Warning System
• Takeoff Configuration Warnings
• Landing Configuration Warnings
• Stall Warning System
• Overspeed Warning System

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EICAS Overview
Overview of Crew Alerting System
Engine
Indication and
Crew
Alerting
System
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EICAS Information

• Engine Indications

• Crew Alerting for non-normal conditions

• System status information

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EICAS Display Locations

Upper CRT

Primary
EICAS
Display

Secondary
EICAS
Display

Lower CRT

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Crew Alerting Messages
Primary EICAS Display

FIRE ENG 2
GEAR DISAGREE
HEAT L TAT

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Status Information
Secondary EICAS Display

BODY GR STRG SYS


BRAKE SOURCE

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EFIS/EICAS Interface Unit (EIU)
Left Center Right
EIU EIU EIU

Electrical Flight Fuel Engines


Autoflight Ice/Rain Pneumatics
Controls

Air APU Flight Landing


Fire Hydraulics Navigation Warnings
Conditioning Instruments Gear
Protection
And
Pressurization

Airplane Systems
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EICAS Control Panel

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EICAS EIU Selector

Left Center Right


EIU EIU EIU

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EIU Failure - Automatic Switching

Left Center Right


EIU EIU EIU

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No Automatic Switching

EIU SEL
AUTO
L C

Left Center Right


EIU EIU EIU

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What happens if the left EIU fails?
A. The primary EICAS display
blanks.

B. The lower CRT blanks


C. EICAS control switches
automatically to the center
EIU.

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EIU Failure - Automatic Switching

Left Center Right


Right
EIU EIU EIU
EIU

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Overview - Crew Alerting System

Engine
Indication and
Crew
Alerting
System
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Aural Alerts and Master Warning
and Caution Lights

Aural
Alert
WARNING WARNING
CAUTION CAUTION

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EICAS Crew Alerting Messages
Crew Alerting
Messages
Primary Displayed
Selected EICAS
EIU Display

Electrical Flight Fuel Engines


Autoflight Ice/Rain Pneumatics
Controls

Air APU Flight Landing


Fire Hydraulics Navigation Warnings
Conditioning Instruments Gear
Protection
And
Pressurization

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Priority Levels of
EICAS Alerting Messages

• Warning

• Caution

• Advisory

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EICAS Warning Messages

FIRE ENG 2  Red Text


 New messages

EICAS appear at the


top of the page

FIRE ENG 3
e s sa ge FIRE ENG 2
ew M
N
EICAS

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Aural Alerts

Aural
Alert

WARNING WARNING

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Press either Master Warning Switch to
silence and reset lights and aural
alerts.
Aural
Alert

WARNING WARNING

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Which statement is true about
EICAS warning messages?

A. Warning messages are displayed AMBER


B. Warning messages are displayed in RED
at the top of the EICAS message area.
C. Warning messages disappear after being
displayed for ten seconds.

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Which of the following occurs
when a Master Warning/Caution
reset switch is pushed?

A. Master Warning Lights extinguish and the


EICAS message is no longer displaced.

B. Master Warning Lights extinguish and reset.

C. The EICAS message is no longer displayed.

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EICAS Alerting Messages

• Warning

• Caution
• Advisory

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EICAS Caution Messages
FIRE ENG 2 •Amber text
GEAR DISAGREE •New messages
appear above old
cautions, but below
any warnings.

EICAS FIRE ENG 2


BLEED 4
es s ag e GEAR DISAGREE
M
New
EICAS
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Cautions are also indicated by illuminated
Master Caution lights and an aural beeper.

BEEPER

CAUTION CAUTION

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Press either Master Warning/Caution
Switch to extinguish and reset lights.

BEEPER

CAUTION CAUTION

Aural beeper silences


automatically after four beeps.

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EICAS Alerting Messages

• Warning

• Caution

• Advisory
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EICAS Advisory Messages

•Amber
FIRE ENG 2
GEAR DISAGREE
•Indented one space
HEAT L TAT •Appear below all
warnings and cautions

FIRE ENG 2
EICAS
GEAR DISAGREE
AUTOBRAKES
e s sa ge HEAT L TAT
ew M
N
EICAS
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EICAS Advisory Messages
(cont’d)
> YAW DAMPER UPR

The caret (>) indicates:


•No procedural steps
•Message not in QRH
EICAS

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EICAS Display Select Panel

Controls the secondary


EICAS Display

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EICAS Alert Message List
Control

Alert Message List


is controlled by
the CANCEL and
RECALL switches.

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Warning and Advisory
Removal
• Removes caution and
FIRE ENG 2 advisory messages
GEAR DISAGREE
HEAT L TAT • Warning messages
cannot be cancelled

FIRE ENG 2
EICAS

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Push RECALL switch to
re-display cancelled messages
FIRE ENG 2

EICAS

FIRE ENG 2
Fault must still
GEAR DISAGREE
exist to recall it.
HEAT L TAT

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Message Recall Indication

FIRE ENG 2

DISPLAYS FOR 1 SEC RECALL


EICAS

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EICAS Multiple Message Pages

FIRE ENG 2
HYD PRESS SYS 1
GEAR DISAGREE
HEAT L TAT
PG 1
EICAS

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Displaying Multiple EICAS
Message Pages
FIRE ENG 2 S
GE F
HYD PRESS SYS 1 S A
ES OP O E
M
GEAR DISAGREE I NG
HE T PAG
A RN AT T ERY
HEAT L TAT PG 1
W AY
P L EV
DIS EICAS
FIRE ENG 2
> YAW DAMPER UPR

PG 2
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Last EICAS Page
FIRE ENG 2 Last
> YAW DAMPER UPR EICAS
Page

PG 2 EICAS
FIRE ENG 2
Page number no
longer displayed
Cautions and
advisories
removed

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New Messages in Page Mode

FIRE ENG 2
New EICAS
Caution Message
HYD PRESS SYS 4
> YAW DAMPER UPR

PG 2
EICAS

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Recall Switch: Multi-Page Mode
•Displays EICAS page one
•Reorganizes messages
•Newest message highest
within its priority group
EICAS
FIRE ENG 2
New EICAS
HYD PRESS SYS 4
Caution Message

GEAR DISAGREE
HEAT L TAT
PG 1
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What action is required to
view page two?
A. Push the recall switch
B. Push the cancel switch
C. Push the next page switch
FIRE ENG 2
HYD PRESS SYS 1
GEAR DISAGREE
HEAT L TAT
PG 1
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What action is required to
view page 2?
A. Push the recall switch
B. Push the cancel switch
C. Push the next page switch
FIRE ENG 2
> YAW DAMPER UPR

PG 2
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Warning Lights and the Fire Bell / Siren
are Inhibited at V1 on Takeoff

SIREN

WARNING WARNING
CAUTION CAUTION

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At V1 the Master Warning Lights and Fire Bell
are inhibited for EICAS fire warnings.

WARNING WARNING
CAUTIO CAUTION
N

V1

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Fire Bell and Master Warning Lights remain
inhibited until V1 + 25 seconds or 400’ RA

WARNING WARNING
CAUTIO CAUTION
N

V1 + 25 seconds or 400 ft RA

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Master Caution and Beeper inhibited
for all EICAS cautions and advisories.

WARNING
BEEPER
WARNING
CAUTIO CAUTION
N

80 Knots

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Master Caution and Beeper remain
inhibited until <75 knots if T/O aborted

WARNING
BEEPER
WARNING
CAUTIO CAUTION
N

Aborted Takeoff
75 knots

80 Knots

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Beeper and Master Caution remain
inhibited until rotation +20 seconds or 400’ RA

WARNING WARNING BEEPER


CAUTIO CAUTION
N

Rotation + 20 seconds

80 knots or 400 ft RA

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What EICAS messages, aural alerts, or
lights are inhibited during a takeoff, at
80 knots?

A. Fire bell and Master Warning Lights

B. Beeper and Master Caution Lights


C. EICAS Alert and Master Caution
Lights and messages

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On ground, fuel control switches in cutoff,
Beeper and Master Caution are inhibited

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BEEPER

Warning Systems Part 1


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WARNING
CAUTIO
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Fuel Control CUTOFF or Engine Fire Switch
pulled, individual EICAS alert messages
replaced by “ENG # SHUTDOWN”

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ELEC GEN OFF 4
> BLEED 4 OFF
ENG 4 EEC MODE
ENG 4 OIL PRESS
HYD PRESS ENG 4

EICAS
> ENG 4 SHUTDOWN

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Some multiple specific messages are
replaced by one more general message

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DOOR ENTRY L 1
DOOR ENTRY L 5

EICAS
DOORS ENTRY L

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EICAS Memo Messages

PARK BRAKE SET


APU RUNNING
PASS SIGNS ON

EICAS

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EICAS Memo Message Removal

PARK BRAKE SET


APU RUNNING
PASS SIGNS ON

EICAS
PARK BRAKE SET
PASS SIGNS ON

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With multiple EICAS message pages, memos
remain displayed after last page is cancelled.

PARK BRAKE SET


Last EICAS Page
PASS SIGNS ON
PG 2
EICAS

PARK BRAKE SET


PASS SIGNS ON

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What EICAS messages, aural alerts, or
lights are inhibited for twenty-five
seconds after V1 or until reaching a
radio altitude of four hundred feet?

A. Only the Fire Bell


B. EICAS Warning messages “FIRE”, the
Fire Bell, and Master Warning Lights

C. Only Fire Bell and Master Warning Lights

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This completes Part One of
Warning Systems
Part two covers:
•Secondary EICAS Displays

•Maintenance Event Recording

•EICAS Non-Normal Operations

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