nnc0
4th Nov 2008, 03:06
FCOM 2.04.10 P12 states something to the effect of -
"...During taxi on surfaces contaminated with snow the radio altimeters may not compute any data which results in 'DUAL ENG FAILURE', 'ANTI ICE CAPT TAT FAULT', 'ANTI-ICE F/O TAT FAULT: 'LG SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT' ECAM warnings that may be triggered. These ECAMs may be disregarded...."
Theses spurious ECAMs pop up 2-3 times a yr in a midsized fleet but for an individual crew member they're a rare occurrence. So rare in fact that if it happens, there's little hope they'll remember a few obscure FCOM comments on the issue so everything stops to deal with ECAMs.
Even if they did remember the obscure comment, who in their right mind would simply (Airbus words) disregard them?
A call to Maint just proves the problem is as obscure to them as it is to crew.
I suppose it's easy enough to publish a little reminder on the anomaly but even so how can they simply be disregarded.
Anybody have any insight here?
Any suggestions on how to deal with the problem when they do pop up?
eg In the absence of indications to the contrary (Engs still running) just clear them and use RCL to check for latched msgs then do an FWC reset?
"...During taxi on surfaces contaminated with snow the radio altimeters may not compute any data which results in 'DUAL ENG FAILURE', 'ANTI ICE CAPT TAT FAULT', 'ANTI-ICE F/O TAT FAULT: 'LG SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT' ECAM warnings that may be triggered. These ECAMs may be disregarded...."
Theses spurious ECAMs pop up 2-3 times a yr in a midsized fleet but for an individual crew member they're a rare occurrence. So rare in fact that if it happens, there's little hope they'll remember a few obscure FCOM comments on the issue so everything stops to deal with ECAMs.
Even if they did remember the obscure comment, who in their right mind would simply (Airbus words) disregard them?
A call to Maint just proves the problem is as obscure to them as it is to crew.
I suppose it's easy enough to publish a little reminder on the anomaly but even so how can they simply be disregarded.
Anybody have any insight here?
Any suggestions on how to deal with the problem when they do pop up?
eg In the absence of indications to the contrary (Engs still running) just clear them and use RCL to check for latched msgs then do an FWC reset?