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Old 7th Aug 2016, 10:18
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Bluescan
 
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B747-400: A/P and IRUs

Good morning all!

It has been my understanding that A/P (or FCCs) L, C and R uses IRU L, C and R respectively. Also, the CPT and FO IRS source selectors are irrelevant in regards to the autopilots, in contrast to eg. ADC source selectors.

In my last sim the IRU R failed while flying on A/P R. The NNC finally ended with us putting IRS R to OFF, but there were no mention of any deferred items. We flew on A/P R for the remainder of the sim. Only LAND 2 was available for landing.

I'm no system expert but I would imagine that a attitude source was required for the autopilot to stay engaged.

Do anyone have insight in how this work?

Best regards,
Bluescan
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