5G IMPACTS ON OPERATIONS Airbus Amber

IN THE US
(Morning session)

Pascal Le Guen, Head of X-Programs / Customer Services

Claude Pichavant, Exec Expert CNS
Hervé Poirot, Chief Airworthiness Engineer
Thibaud Rebouh, Flight Operations Engineer
Jim Fawcett, Lead Flight Test Engineer
Patrick Heins, Engineering
Frederic Soliveres, Avionics Manager (M&E Support)

Airbus Customer Services

April 12th, 2023

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IN THE US
(Afternoon session)
Pascal Le Guen, Head of X-Programs / Customer Services
Claude Pichavant, Exec Expert CNS
Jim Fawcett, Lead Flight Test Engineer
Hervé Poirot, Chief Airworthiness Engineer
Patrick Heins, Engineering
Thibaud Rebouh, Flight Operations Engineer
Nassim Zelmat, Avionics Engineer (M&E Support)
Mohammed Houssem Ellouz, A220 Head of Avionics In-Service Engineering

Airbus Customer Services

April 12th, 2023

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AGENDA

❖ PROBLEM STATEMENT

❖ ROADMAP / AMOC STATUS

❖ STANDARDIZATION

❖ MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

❖ STATUS RADIO ALTIMETER SUPPLIERS

❖ CONCLUSION

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Problem Statement Reminder / No change Airbus Amber

The FAA AD-2021-23-12 (effective December 9, 2021) introduces limitations prohibiting certain operations requiring radio
altimeter data when in the presence of 5G C-Band interferences as identified by Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs)

The AD's limitations do not impact: ILS CAT I approaches, manual landings, as well as RNP approaches with no
Authorization Required.
Those types of operations remain available even with no AMOC.

The AMOCs approved by the FAA and delivered by AIRBUS are temporarily removing all NOTAMs limitations for all main
airports and most secondary airports.

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 Roadmap 2022/2023 Airbus Amber

2022 2023
US telecom operators agreed to
defer 5G services around 87 key
New AD
US airports
All RAs cleared by AMOC Process
FAA AD issued

12/13 Jan 31 Jan 29 April 23 March 01 Jul

7 Dec 19 Jan
2021 31 Jan Status New
Airbus AMOCs AMOCs
Updated AMOC approval received with
submission to very few remaining runways not cleared by delivered
FAA FAA (same for all RA suppliers) Monthly

FAA AMOC v1 (2D model) AMOC v2 (2D model refined) AMOC v3 (3D model parametric)

FAA Computation model frozen

Airbus data released to FAA

Monthly AMOCs delivery to continue until new AD is effective (1st of July)

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AMOC STATUS (Effective 01st of April 2023 - Applicability Matrix v 18.1) Airbus Amber

AMOC versions are stored in AirbusWorld website section Content Library > Flight Operations > Miscellaneous

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ERT 5x0-R and LRA900+ are Group 4 agreed by FAA

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Roadmap (2022 / 2023) Reminder / No change Airbus Amber

4 RA Groups have been defined by the FAA:

● Group 1: Not AIRBUS related
● Group 2: THALES ERT-530/540
● Group 3: THALES ERT-550 & COLLINS LRA-700/900 & ALT-4000
● Group 4: Honeywell ALA-52B / COLLINS LRA-2100

AIRBUS & RA Suppliers are proposing a solution for RA upgrade (improve resilience to 5G interferences):
● Use Group 4 Resilience to 5G interferences level as the “ Standard” for agreed cohabitation between Aviation & 5G in
the US (subject to Agreement with Telecom Suppliers)
● Retrofit Groups 2 & 3 to be compliant with Group 4 5G resilience level
● Timeline (as per FAA Reference):
○ Group 2: before 1st of March 2023 for ERT-530/540 (A320FAM, A300/310 & A330/340)
○ Group 3:
● 3.a Before 1st of March 2023 for ERT-550 (A380) & COLLINS LRA700 (A300/310)
● 3.b Before 1st of July 2023 for COLLINS LRA 700/900 (A320FAM & A330/340) & ALT-4000 (A220)

Airlines to consider RA upgrade (Ref OIT 999.0077/21) and report SB embodiment

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Next Steps : authorize 5G Base Station increase of emission power:

● 1st of March 2023:

○ Group 2 : no AMOCs anymore (Thales RAs / A300, 320F & A330F) for Main US Airports
○ Group 3.a :
■ Thales A380: CAT1 Autoland authorized until 01st of July 23
■ Collins A300/310: CAT2 authorized until 01st of July 23

● 1st of July 2023:

○ no AMOCs anymore for Group 3.b => CAT1 approaches limitation
○ Only RA Group 4 can still perform Auto-Land & CAT2/3 Operations

● Next steps after July 2023:

○ End of mitigation measures
○ 19 additional telecommunication companies will start 5G Operations in addition of Verizon and AT&T
○ Progressive deployment of 5G expanded to 3,8 to 3,98 GHz (previously limited to 3,8 GHz)
○ New AD:
■ AD 2021-23-12 is superseded
■ Current NOTAMs / AMOCs process not manageable anymore
■ 1st of July date is confirmed with associated limitations
■ Proposal to prohibit operations under part 121 in the US after February 1, 2024 unless operations
are conducted with a radio altimeter tolerant airplane

FAA indicated to Airbus “new AD to be issued around early June”

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Standardization / Next steps Airbus Amber

New requirements development for the future Radar Altimeter Standard is on-going.
The new Minimum Operating Performance Standards (MOPS) is intended to be issued in 2024 with an applicability date to
be defined.
This MOPS will be used by the FAA. There is a risk that a second retrofit will be required in the United States on some RA
models in the coming 7 to 10 years.

ICAO Circular titled "Guidance on Safeguarding measures to protect Radio Altimeter from potential harmful interference from
Cellular 5G Communications" is in progress, is expected to be delivered Mid 2023.

Initial framework and plan to begin the development of new ICAO SARPs for the radar altimeters is put in place The
material will be sent also to the ICAO FLTOPS to help and support ongoing national efforts to define runway safety zones.

Specifics to US:

Main US Telecom Companies (AT&T, T-Mobile, UScellular & Verizon) issued March 31, 2023 a Letter to FCC describing
Voluntary Commitments from now on until January 1st, 2028:
- In line with what was previously agreed as far as 01st of July 2023 is concerned
- 188 Main Airports (C- Band Mitigation Airports) maintained under strong coordination with FAA and should
continue to be protected for Group 4
- Official FCC link here: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/1033142661477

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MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING No Change vs last Webinar Airbus Amber

The tests performed by the RA suppliers confirm possible erroneous values of the Radio Altimeter. This behavior is NOT
supposed to trigger any ECAM alert (NAV RAx FAULT or NAV RA DEGRADED), nor failure message in the PFR.
Cockpit effects/symptoms are described in ISI 34.42.00048.
In case of 5G interference suspected event (airport where 5G possible interference is mentioned through a NOTAM), it is
recommended to do a RA system test after the flight in order to confirm that the event were not due to an equipment
failure. AMM refers (ref ISI 34.42.00048)
If no equipment failure is confirmed, the RA system units do not need to be removed.

If the interference is observed on a US airport, the event shall be reported to the US authorities through the FAA website:
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/nas/RADALT_reports

The event shall also be reported to Airbus through Techrequest (or CRC for A220) by submitting the following information:
● the aircraft registration / MSN
● the observed symptoms and the consequences on the operations (type of approach, cockpit effects, flight crew
actions, etc)
● the name of the Airport and the runway where the interferences were observed
● related NOTAM status
● the date and hour together with the QAR data
● Any other relevant information ( 5G Station location if available…).

No confirmed case of 5G Interferences has been reported to AIRBUS

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Status Radio Altimeter Suppliers Airbus Amber

Thales ERT-530/540 (Group 2) - ERT 550 (Group 3)

● All new P/Ns for ERT-5X0R certified

● All SBs dispatched
● 850 Aircraft retrofitted vs a target of about 1000 Aircraft
● A380 AMOC at A/C level for CAT II operations: FAA has adopted a final position and authorized “CAT1 Autoland
only”
.

Thales RA ERT-5x0R full family Solution delivered - 85 % of Fleet retrofit achieved

A380 Fleet operates with CAT1 minima only => Risk of diversion
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Collins : LRA 700/900 (Group 3 ) - LRA 2100 (Group 4)

• LRA 900+:
– Certified 21st of December for all A/Cs models
– All SBs dispatched
– Remain to do: certify LRA 900+ with Antenna P/N 622-8701-002 (Target End of April 2023)
– Retrofit started - 160 Aircrafts done vs 1200 / All Group 3 retrofit targets dates at risk
– CAT 2 & 3 operations extension beyond 01st of July will not be requested to FAA due to specific
Systems behaviour in case of specific types of interferences

• LRA 2100:
– Successful CEIS => GO pronounced mid February - Linefit deliveries started

Collins Retrofit started but at risk vs 01st of July date of about 1 to 3 months

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Collins ALT 4000 (Group 3) - A220

○ Until July 1st 2023, AMOC monthly update by FAA to clear airports for A220 Rad Alt.

○ Development on going of a new Rad Alt PN with internal 5G filter - SB planned for July 2023.

○ AIRBUS is studying to request a justified extension for the A220 equipped with Collins RA ALT-4000. Risks exist that we may not
get extension (duration and/or operations).
○ Retrofit plan scenario:
■ TSO is planned for May 12th. PO can be placed by operators at this date.
■ Airbus Canada and Collins are working on a scenario targeting December 31st 2023 for completion, starting July 2023
priority is on North America operators.
■ Several meetings already organized with North America operators to prepare retrofit.

ACA, DAL, JBU, MXY were contacted to initiate retrofit planning

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THALES RA ERT-5x0R AIRBUS SB references (new PN installation, Group 4): Airbus Amber

ERT-530R P/N 9599-607-24942 & 9599-607-24943

34-1836 for A320 CEO family

34-1837 for A320 NEO family
34-2245 & 34-2246 for A310
34-6254 & 34-6255 for A300-600

ERT-540R P/N 9599-607-29504:

34-3432 for A330

34-5146 for A340-500/600
34-4338 for A340-200/300

ERT-550R P/N 9599-607-29998:

34-8037 for A380

All SBs for ERT 530, 540 and 550 R dispatched

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COLLINS RA 900+ AIRBUS SB references (new PN installation, Group 4): Airbus Amber

900+, P/N 822-0334-021:

34-1853 for A320 CEO family

34-1854 for A320 NEO family

34-2250 for A310

34-6256 for A300-600

34-3439 for A330

34-4339 for A340-200/300

SBs for LRA 900+ dispatched - 1 remain to do

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CONCLUSION Airbus Amber

April AMOCS delivered

Operators are still invited to report observed cockpit effect / symptoms, until now no confirmed case of 5G
interferences in AIRBUS fleet has been identified

A380 Fleet operates since 01st of March under ILS CAT1 limitation only - Discussion closed with FAA

Airbus will not request to FAA any Aircraft AMOC / Authorization to perform CAT2 & 3 Operations beyond 01st
of July => FAA AD will apply: only CAT1 Ops will be authorized

Check regularly AIRBUSWorld Newsfeed (Impacts of 5G Telecommunications in C-Band on Aircraft

Operations) for latest news (eg new AMOCs delivery)

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