WX Check Off PACK 1 on odd dates Tilt 15 degrees UP PACK 2 on even dates Transponder Verify STBY Engine Air Verify all OFF Air brake Verify IN Overhead Panel Press and hold TEST Flaps Verify UP Annunciators Verify annunciators lit and extinguish after releasing Batt 1 & Batt 2 ON Check BATT ammeter shows a Cockpit Emergency ARM discharge Lighting Check for minimum 24V on the Pre-flight Testing VOLT/AMP selector MWS Press in fully Nav Lights HI INT Verify all MWS annunciators illumi- No Smoking AUTO nated and chime sounds Cabin Emergency ARM Return to middle position (unlit) Lighting Flight Deck Press and hold FLT ANNUN Landing Gear Verify lever DOWN and 3 Greens Annunciators Verify windshear and altitude callouts Parking Brake Verify YEL and set Verify flight deck annunciations GPU (Ext AC) ON (if available) light, and extinguish once released APU Gen ON (if required or GPU not avail) Ground Tests Engine Fire 1-4 Verify MWS annunciation and fire L Inner Fuel Pump ON bell warning APU START Stall Warn 1 & 2 Monitor RPM for increase Verify stick-shaker and caution Monitor TGT for increase, peak, Speed Warn 1 & 2 decrease Verify horn and caution Check APU PWR AVAIL annun- Optionally complete other ground tests. ciation DC Pump ON APU Air ON Verify rise in YELLOW brake pres- Master Switches Yaw Damp 1 & 2 sure (below v-speed) ON OFF AP Master ON AC Pump ON Avionics A & B Verify rise in YELLOW system pres- ON sure (above switch) Ground Ignition Check setting PTU ON A for odd dates, B for even Verify rise in GREEN system pres- dates sure BOTH for cold weather cond. Verify all annunciators extinguished Anti-Skid ON AC Pump & PTU OFF Lift Spoilers YEL & GRN WX Set to STBY ON Transponder Set XPDR Hydraulic Pumps ENG Pump 2 & 3 1 on odd dates Verify OFF 2 on even dates Bus-Ties AC & DC Set to AUTO Press TEST to run TCAS check Stby Inv & Stby Gen ARM Brake Temp TEST Galley/Shed ON Indicators Verify displays 750°C & OVHT Set to ON Generators GEN 1 & 4 Oxygen Flight crew oxygen test left and right Verify OFF/RESET Verify air flow Engine Anti-Ice Verify all ON Passenger oxygen supply on FO side Cabin Air Set to RECIRC Turn valve to ON Before Start Pushback & Engine Start EFB FWD PAX Stairs To retract airstairs Open AC Pump ON Airstairs Retract Stairs via EFB Down AC Pump OFF Fuel, Passenger, Cargo boarding can Doors Verify closed and secured begin Lock flight deck door Parking Brake Verify set Check MWS door cautions extin- Brake PSI Verify YELLOW >2,500 PSI guished If lower, turn DC Pump ON until APU & APU Gen On, if not already (follow blue flows un- pressure has risen der Pre-Flight & Power Up) Thrust Levers Verify FUEL OFF position Chocks & GPU Remove via EFB Hydraulics Verify all switches in OFF position Fasten Belts ON Ctr Tank Trans- AUTO Beacon ON fer APU Air OFF (if APU has been running) Pressurisation Verify MODE set to AUTO Packs OFF BARO set to standard Parking Brake ON Until Tug Requests Disconnect Use ALT SET to set flight altitude Ice Detection ON, replace guard Pushback Commence Flight Data Re- Set date and flight leg Fuel Pumps All to ON corder Engine Anti-Ice All to ON for start Transponder Set squawk code or 2000 without ATC Press ATC/FID Start PWR Verify set NORM Set flight ID (i.e. EG2102) using key- Start Master ON pad Verify START PWR ON annunciation ENTER to confirm Engine 4 Start START SELECT knob to 4 ATC/FID again to switch back to ATC Press ENGINE START switch to mode START for 2 seconds TMS Press PWR to turn on Verify ENG IGN ON and STARTER TEST OPERATING annunciations Verify annunciations on each key Monitor N1, N2, TGT gauges Set TREF to outside air temp At 10% N2 Select TO for Take-Off mode Engine 4 Thrust lever to FUEL ON Set TGT to 840°C Monitor increase in values Gauge Bugs Set N1 and TGT bugs to TMS values At 100+ N1 and TGT verify ENG IGN Set airspeed indicator bugs to flipchart annunciators extinguished, move values for takeoff flaps/weight onto Eng 3 (or click the flipchart to set the bugs Engines 1-3 Repeat above in order 3, 2, 1. automatically) Monitor all gauges to ensure stable at TMS Press PWR to turn off idle once all engines live. Flight Directors Both to ON Return START SELECT to OFF. Altimeters Set QNH After Start FMS/Navigation Program FMS for LNAV navigation, or tune VORs/courses as required Start Master OFF Engine Anti-Ice As required Set HSI accordingly; Ice Protect Heat All to ON NAV = VOR navigation RNAV = LNAV & FMS navigation Generators GEN 1 & 4 to ON Verify OFF LINE annunciators extin- Altitude Set and ARM guished Radios ON and tune as required Hydraulic Pumps ENG Pump 2 & 3 to ON DME Turn to ON Pump 3 must remain OFF until tow- bar disconnect Check YEL and GRN gauges climb and indicate +3000psi After Start (cont) Takeoff & Climb AC Pump & PTU ON once pressure has reached +3000psi Thrust Levers Advance to 55% N1 Must remain OFF until towbar dis- Verify stable connect Once stable, advance to approxi- Brake Fans AUTO mately the gauge bugs APU Air ON TMS will take over and fine tune
Packs Both to ON VR Speed Pitch to 10°
Flaps Set as required Positive Rate Transponder Set to TA Gear UP Taxi Pitch Adjust to maintain V2+10kt Taxi Lights ON No steeper than 20° WX Set to WX or MAP 1,500ft AGL Parking Brake Release Pitch Adjust to achieve 250kt climb Brake Test Switch to GREEN VTFO Flaps UP Test and verify increase in pressure Autopilot Engage Return to YELLOW Arm LNAV for FMC navigation Test and verify increase in pressure Arm V/L for VOR navigation Flight Controls Check free & clear Arm IAS to hold speed Trims Rudder TMS Select SYNC mode Verify centered Reduce thrust levers to 88% N1 Aileron Increase by 1% per 5,000ft Verify centered Alternatively select TGT mode Elevator Set TGT of 840° Within green band range (click CG% Gear Verify UP box on EFB to set automatically) Flaps Verify UP Config Check Verify no horn Cabin Air Set to FRESH Taxi Speeds Engine Air All to ON Runway Max 50kts APU Air OFF Taxiway Max 30kts Verify APU VLV NOT SHUT annuncia- Apron Max 15kts tor extinguishes AC Pump & PTU OFF Before Takeoff APU STOP CONT IGN A & B to ON if conditions are poor APU Gen Set to OFF/RESET Cabin Call Press (cabin secure and crew seated) Wait for verification that cabin is Cabin Call Press once in steady and safe climb secure (releases cabin crew) Check that Cabin Secured slider has 10,000ft been moved to Take-Off Landing Lights OFF Landing Lights ON Fasten Belts OFF Strobe Lights ON Pitch Adjust to achieve 280kt climb Brake Temps Normal runway conditions Optionally select MCT mode on TMS Verify below 300°C to maintain max safe thrust Contaminated runway conditions At 0.66 Mach speed Ride brakes to achieve 50-100°C Arm MACH to hold speed to cruise TMS PWR on altitude TO to arm takeoff mode MWS All annunciations extinguished except Greens ICE PROT may display Yaw Damper ON Verify YD1 and YD2 lit Transponder Set to TA/RA Cruise Flaps & Gear Precision App Non-Precision App Speeds Maintain 280kt/0.68M for normal cruise Flaps 18 Intercept altitude Intercept altitude Max cruise 290kt/0.72M Fuel Monitor Gear Down 1 dot below GS 3nm from FAF
CONT IGN A & B to ON if turbulence is encountered Flaps 33 After GS intercept 1nm from FAF Top Of Descent Calculate via EFB or; Gear Verify 3 Greens 3x difference in altitude, ± 1nm per 10kt headwind/tailwind Anti-Ice Airframe Anti-Ice Top of Descent OFF by 500ft AGL Engine Anti-Ice Pressurisation Set to landing altitude & landing QNH As required Monitor for drop in cabin pressure Air Supply Normal Procedure Altitude Set and ARM Cabin Air to RECIRC Engine Air and Packs all stay ON TMS Select DESC mode If Engine Anti-Ice is on For expedited descent select SYNC Pack 1 & 2 to OFF to force lower N1 Engine Air 1, 2, 3 to OFF Thrust Levers Idle If APU running Speeds Maintain 250-280kt on descent Pack 1 to OFF Use airbrake as necessary Cabin Air to RECIRC IAS hold in smooth conditions APU Air On V/S of 2000ft in turbulent conditions Engine Air all to OFF Landing Descent 10,000ft Airbrake Extend when passing through 100ft AGL In case of engine failure/s do not Lights Taxi Lights to ON when controlled deploy until passing threshold R LANDING on when approach given Thrust Levers Ground idle when passing threshold L LANDING on when clear to land Landing Lights to ON when uncontrolled Lift Spoilers Deploy once nose gear on the ground Speeds Maintain 250kt unless otherwise advised APU Usage and 2-3 Engine Taxi Anti-Ice If OAT is 10°C or lower with visible mois- Normal operations do not start the APU for landing or taxi- ture in to the gate. APU should only be used for landing; Engine & Airframe Anti-Ice to ON When the runway surface is contaminated Fasten Belts ON When ground equipment isn’t available (i.e. GPU) When 2 engine taxi is expected to the gate AC Pump & PTU ON Taxi-in can be accomplished with 3 engines without APU for Navigation Tune ILS/NDB/VOR frequency and course extended taxi/delays. 2 engine taxi must have APU on.
Decision Height Set After Landing
Taxi Lights ON APU & APU Gen If required for landing START at 5,000ft (follow blue flows Strobe Lights OFF under Pre-Flight & Power Up) TMS OFF Approach & Landing Gauge Bugs Check flipchart for VREF/VAPP speeds Transponder Set STBY for intended landing flaps Flaps UP (or click flipchart to set these automati- cally) Airbrake & Lift IN Spoilers Cabin Call Press at final descent point altitude (cabin secure and crew seated) CONT IGN Verify both set to OFF Navigation Switch HSI source to NAV for ILS/LOC Packs One to OFF (if both are ON) approach Pack 2 on odd dates Arm V/L once on intercept course Pack 1 on even dates (45° or less) Flight Directors Both to OFF Arm GSL once on final course Altitude Set to zero Taxi In & Stand EFB FWD PAX Thrust Levers If required, Engines 1 and/or 4 can be Open shut down on taxi-in to gate Airstairs Down If APU is not running Chocks Thrust Lever 1 to FUEL OFF Set GEN 1 to OFF/RESET If APU is running Deboarding can now begin. Plane is in Thrust Levers 1 & 4 to FUEL OFF turnaround state—repeat flows from GEN 1 & 4 to OFF/RESET BEFORE START to begin new flight Taxi Lights OFF when turning onto stand Shutdown Parking Brake Verify YEL and set Master Switches Avionics Master A & B OFF GPU (Ext AC) Request via EFB and connect Autopilot Master Set to ON OFF Thrust Levers 1, 2 and 3 Yaw Damper Master 1 & 2 (cont.) FUEL OFF OFF Brake Fans If brake temps are <300°C 4 (if APU isn’t running) Set to OFF Remain on until GPU connected Anti-Skid OFF Once GPU connected, FUEL OFF and GEN 4 to OFF/RESET Lift Spoilers OFF GPU (Ext AC) Request via EFB and connect Set to ON Galley Power SHED Pressurisation Verify depressurized completely Packs OFF Cabin pressure should match air- port elevation APU Air OFF Verify APU VLV NOT SHUT annuncia- MWS Pull out fully tor extinguishes Hydraulics PTU APU STOP Set to OFF Needs to be shutdown within 30s of AC Pump APU Air being set to OFF Set to OFF Can be shortcut by holding the APU ENG Pump 2 & 3 OVSPD test button Set to OFF Fuel Pumps Verify all OFF DC Pump Verify OFF Lights Turn off all remaining Cabin emergency lighting Fuel Pumps All to OFF Flight deck emergency lighting If on APU power leave L INNER Nav lights pump to ON No Smoking Air Supply Cabin Air Set to RECIRC Batteries BATT 1 & BATT 2 Engine Air OFF All to OFF APU Air On if APU running Packs Verify one ON (1 on odd dates, 2 on even dates) Anti-Ice Engine Anti-Ice (if off) Set to ON Airframe Anti-Ice Verify OFF Ice Protect Heat All to OFF Ice Detection OFF, replace guard With many thanks to Liam (Books) for his help in putting Beacon OFF these flows together.