OLM FBW 2006 Toulouse 26-28 September 2006

Presented by

Michel DOCUS
Group Manager A320
Operational Standards

Hot Weather Operations

Sandy environment

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Contents
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Introduction

Current situation

Need to change ?

Hot Weather Operations Procedure

Sandy environment

Conclusion
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Introduction
Recent customer questions concerning hot weather
operations

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linked to IATA Operational Safety Audit

Also questions concerning operations in sandy environment

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Introduction
Goal of this presentation :

Review Airbus procedures in hot weather conditions

Modification of volcanic ash procedure to cover operations in

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sandy environment

Get airline inputs

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Contents
1

Introduction

Current situation

Need to change ?

Hot Weather Operations Procedure

Sandy environment

Conclusion
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Current situation
Recommendations for Hot Weather Operations

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Exist, but disseminated

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Current situation
Recommendations for Hot Weather Operations

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Examples:

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Contents
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Introduction

Current situation

Need to change ?

Hot Weather Operations Procedure

Sandy environment

Conclusion
Hot Weather Operations Procedure

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Need to change ?
Hot Weather Operations Procedure

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A dedicated procedure would be more convenient

Would complete existing procedures

Would necessitate change in documentation

Would not change the procedures
proced

Decision
Decision will
will be
bebased
basedon
onYOUR
YOURinputs
inputs

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Contents
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Introduction

Current situation

Need to change ?

Hot Weather Operations Procedure

Sandy environment

Conclusion
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Hot Weather Operations Procedure

Ground Operations

Consider External Power to reduce APU

load

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Consider keeping doors and blinds closed

New

Select high pack flow

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Engine Start

Consider manual start

Due

to degraded bleed performance,or

Engine

with a reduced EGT margin, or

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Marginal

performance of the external pneumatic

power group

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Takeoff

Check brakes temperature

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Consider Packs OFF

or

APU BLEED ON

Be aware of possible lateral jerks (thermal vortices)

Refer to FCOM bulletin
(n 829/1 on SA)
(n 815/1 on A330)
(n 816/1 on A340)

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Landing
Check brakes
temperature
(maintenance actions)

Use BRK FAN

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(If available)

Parking

If brakes > 500oC:

Avoid applying
parking brake
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Contents
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Introduction

Current situation

Need to change ?

Hot Weather Operations Procedure

Sandy environment

Conclusion
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Sandy Environment
Background

Some airlines operate in

sandy environment

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Airline questions about procedures to be used

Today, no procedure for Sandy Environment
But, OPERATIONS IN VOLCANIC ASH procedure exists
(FCOM 3.04.90)

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Sandy Environment
Main sand effects on aircraft

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Engines / APU wear increase

May impair bleed operation
Braking performance reduction

Similar to volcanic ash effects

Operations in volcanic ash procedure apply

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Sandy Environment
FCOM Changes

Sand will be mentioned

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/ SANDY ENVIRONMENT

Similar recommendations apply when operating from sandy or dusty airport.

DUST or SAND

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Sandy Environment (FCOM 3.04.90)

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Main APU and engine recommendations on ground:

Avoid using the APU

Crank engine before start

Limit engines thrust during taxi

Avoid using Engine Bleeds

Avoid reversers use

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Sandy Environment (FCOM3.04.90)

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Main APU and engine recommendations in flight:

A/THR OFF and Decrease thrust (terrain permitting)

Select engine anti ice ON

Select wing anti ice ON

Select HI pack flow

Start APU

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Sandy Environment
2 Additional Recommendations:
Taxi

with all engines

- To limit engine thrust and subsequent sand ingestion

For

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U-turn, initiate
the turn nose down
wind (case 2).
To prevent sand
to be blown back
to engine intake
To not impair
visibility

Case 1:
Case
2:
turn
initiated
into the wind
turn initiated down wind

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Differential thrust
application
Differential thrust
application

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Contents
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Introduction

Current situation

Need to change ?

Hot Weather Operations Procedure

Sandy Environment

Conclusion
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Conclusion

Review of Hot Weather procedures

Necessity of a dedicated procedure in the FCOM ?
Update of Volcanic Ash procedures to cover sandy
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environment

Any airline inputs ?

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Conclusion

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Anything
Anythingto
to drink
drink??

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