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Old 24th Feb 2014, 09:18
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Art of flight
 
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Very important to make it very clear that the report refers to Warnings, not cautions.

The CAD deals with cautions, advisories, and Fuel symbology, the Warning panel that is refered to is a seperate screen and system of sensors and relays.

The report makes no mention of what did or didn't appear on the CAD because I dont think any of that is recorded (other than the fact that the power to the CAD is monitored).

From the report.....

"The Warning Unit has provided information on the order in which warnings were triggered
during the flight but not when they occurred. The unit recorded the normal warnings
associated with starting the helicopter, followed by a warning free status. It subsequently
recorded intermittent LOW FUEL 1 warnings for the left fuel supply tank, then a permanent
LOW FUEL 2 warning for the right fuel supply tank. This was followed by a further
temporary LOW FUEL 1 warning, before it became permanent for the remainder of the
flight. These LOW FUEL warnings are triggered by thermal sensors in the supply tanks."
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