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ARCHITECTURE
Figure 1 - FCOM Page 8 Figure
Figure 2 - T1 + T2 Page 18 Figure
Figure 3 - T1 + T2 Page 21 Figure

Pneumatic system supplies high-pressure air for:

- Air conditioning / Wing anti-icing / Engine Starting
- Water tank pressurization / Hydraulic reservoir pressurization

Three sources of air: Engine / APU load compressor / HP ground connection

Components:
- HP Valve - IP Check Valve
- Bleed Valve (PRV) - Over Pressure Valve
- Precooler - Fan Air Valve
- Control Thermostat - Control Solenoid
- Cross Bleed Valve
Two Bleed Monitoring Computer (BMC) controls and monitors both bleed system. If
one BMC fails, the other BMC takes over the monitoring of the bleed system to issue
the following ECAM warnings if necessary:
- Overpressure
- Overtemperature
- wing leak.
Nevertheless, the associated FAULT light on the AIR COND panel is lost, and the
associated bleed valve does not close automatically. ENG BLEED LEAK warning is
lost for the associated engine, as is also the APU BLEED LEAK warning if BMC1 has
failed.

HP valve closes automatically:

‐ Pneumatically:
• In case of low upstream pressure
• in case of excessive upstream pressure
‐ Electrically:
• When the bleed valve is closed electrically
• In case of overpressure upstream of the HP valve with wing anti-ice off, two packs
on and aircraft altitude above 15 000 ft.

Bleed valve is fully closed:

‐ Pneumatically:
• If upstream pressure goes below 8 PSI
• If there is return flow
‐ Electrically by means of:
• The BLEED pushbutton switch (switched OFF)
• The ENG FIRE pushbutton (pushed)
• The Bleed air Monitoring Computer (BMC) in the following cases:
‐ Overtemperature
‐ Overpressure
‐ Leak
‐ Open starter valve
‐ APU bleed being ON.
If pressure regulation fails, the overpressure valve closes when the pressure goes over
75 PSI.

The control solenoid operates in two modes, pneumatic and electric, causing complete
closure of the PRV.
Pneumatically: reverse flow protection - the PRV is closed when a delta pressure
between the precooler outlet and the PRV inlet is detected.
Electrically PRV shut-off function through energization of control solenoid:
- the ENGine BLEED P/B is selected "OFF",
- the ENGine FIRE P/B is RELEASED OUT,
The solenoid is automatically energized by the BMC in the following cases:
- over-temperature downstream of the precooler - the heat exchanger
outlet temperature sensor senses a temperature above 257°C (527°F),
- overpressure downstream of the PRV when the pressure-regulated
transducer senses a pressure greater than 57 psi,
- leak detection in pylon/wing/fuselage ducts and surrounding areas,
- APU bleed valve not closed,
- corresponding starter valve not closed.

Fan air valve controls fan air flow. A spring keeps the fan air valve closed in the
absence of pressure. When engines shut down, the PRV, Fan Air Valve (FAV) and
HP VLV are springloaded closed due to the lack of air pressure.

When the flight crew selects ON with the pushbutton, APU bleed air supplies the
pneumatic system, if the APU speed is above 95 %.

HP regulate 36 +/- 4 psi

Bleed valve regulate 45+/- 5 psi
Precooler regulate the temperature about 200 Centigrade.
OPV starts to close at 75 psi. It is fully closed at 85 psi and opens again at around 35
psi

LEAK DETECTION
Figure 4 - FCOM Page 20 Figure
Loop protected areas:
- PYLON: the pre-cooler outlet area,
- WING: wing leading edge and belly fairing, (Double Loop)
- APU: APU (LH side of the fuselage) from APU firewall to wheel well area.

When the two wing loops detect a leak, or when one loop detects the leak and the
other one is inoperative, they activate a wing leak signal.
BMC1 and BMC2 each contain identical control logic for the system.
A wing leak signal causes :
• the bleed valve on the related side to close automatically
• the associated FAULT light on the AIR COND panel to come on
• the x-bleed valve to close automatically (except during an engine start)
• the APU bleed valve to close automatically if the APU bleed valve is open and if the
leak concerns the left wing (except during engine start).

FAULT on bleed PB switch comes on if:

‐ There is an overpressure downstream of the bleed valve.
‐ There is a bleed air overheat.
‐ There is a wing or pylon leak on the related side.
‐ The bleed valve is not closed during engine start.
‐ The bleed valve is not closed with APU bleed ON.