Airbus Clock - Lie or Truth?
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Airbus Clock - Lie or Truth?
"The validity of the WTB test is based on the calendar built into the a/c clock so adjusting the clock by more than 9 days will render the test log invalid - causing the slats and flaps to lock. Ordinarily the a/c clock runs with real-time updates off the GPS master clock and shouldn't be changed."
So if you were to adjust the clock by more than 9 days -- say 10 days -- you're going to have to make a slatless/flapless landing?
Any of you Airbus drivers out there know if this is the truth or just absolute rubbish?
So if you were to adjust the clock by more than 9 days -- say 10 days -- you're going to have to make a slatless/flapless landing?
Any of you Airbus drivers out there know if this is the truth or just absolute rubbish?
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So if you were to adjust the clock by more than 9 days -- say 10 days -- you're going to have to make a slatless/flapless landing?
But you will taxi in with a WTB Ecam message and details in the PFR.
A CMS reset of the WTB will need to be done before the next flight.
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With our MMR receivers on our 320's, these have been playing havoc with the GPS feed to the clock, resetting the date to sometime in the 1990's.
No WTB locks to date...
No WTB locks to date...
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After a clock reset I had a few years ago, they also had to do a WTB check to release aircraft.
A CMS reset of the WTB will need to be done before the next flight.
Yes true.
It's happened to one of our A340's a few years ago. They had to do a Flapless LDG because the S/O stuffed up adjusting the clock.
Memo to Crew:---- Adjusting the clock is a MAINTENANCE FUNCTION on the ground....
It's happened to one of our A340's a few years ago. They had to do a Flapless LDG because the S/O stuffed up adjusting the clock.
Memo to Crew:---- Adjusting the clock is a MAINTENANCE FUNCTION on the ground....
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Happened to a CX A/C on the ground after adjusting the clock, crew were unable to set the flaps for T/O. I'm fairly sure after the investigation it was confirmed in could not happen in flight, it may get triggered during flight but would only be an issue after landing.
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Happened in my past airline before when a fast as lightning F/O decided to reset the clock on the pushback. Well, WTB did it's job and they had to pull back into the bay and get the engineer to run the procedure in the CMS. Don't play with the clock!!!
