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TOPIC 7:
ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED
AIRCRAFT MONITOR
(ECAM)
INTRODUCTION
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Up ECAM Display
• Warning messages
• Status information
• Memo information
• Red Warnings
Level 3 • Situations that require immediate crew action and
Failure that place the flight in danger
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• Amber Cautions
Level 2 • Failures that require crew attention but not
Failure immediate action
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• Cautions
Level 1 • Failures that lead to a loss of system redundancy
Failure & require monitoring but present no hazard
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Upper
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Lower
Control Panel
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Functions
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STS Key
Illuminates when ECAM STATUS page is displayed. When pushed, the
STATUS page is displayed on the ECAM lower display. When pushed with
no present status messages, "NORMAL" appears for five seconds. The
STATUS page may be cleared by pushing the STS key a second time or by
pushing the CLR key.
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RCL Key
When pushed, Recalls warning and caution massages that have been
suppressed with the CLR key or automatic flight phase inhibition.
"NORMAL" appears for five seconds with no current warnings or cautions.
When pushed for more then three seconds, caution messages suppressed
by the EMER CANC key are Recalled.
ALL Key
When pushed and held, all system pages are displayed in succession at
one-second intervals. If the ECAM control panel fails, push and hold the
ALL Key until the desired system page appears and then release the key to
maintain the display. If only one ECAM screen is available, repeatedly
pressing the ALL Key will cycle to the desired page.