MD-80 ARTs SYSTEM

[747FOCAL]

If anyone has or can get me a digital picture of the control panel section in the flightdeck where the pilots would disable the ARTs system if necessary for dispatch it would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[Tcas climb]

To the right of the right engine fire pull handle you see the ART switch.

Below the switch a green READY light indicates its armed, the yellow ART indication illuminates when ART is activated.

MD80 cockpit

[Tcas climb]

By the way, take a close look at the fuel, add left and right main and see what you get. Then look at the total fuel indication.

[Dragon Knight]

Tcas, what is your point ?

[Tcas climb]

2175+2350=? Not 4500 i think.

[mutt]

Anyone care to tell me what the "ART" system is?

Thanks

Mutt.

[Tcas climb]

See this thread from Tech log:

ART system from tech log

[Dragon Knight]

Oh Tcas, you mean the 25 kg., who gives a S....

Seriously, the counters increment in 25 kg. interval, that means left main containing 2163 kg will be shown as 2175 kg (rounded up) and right main containing 2338 kg will be shown as 2350 (rounded up). The totaliser wil read 2163kg plus 2338 kg equals 4501 kg, and that will be shown as 4500 kg (rounded down).

It is quite normal just a rounding error and nothing is wrong with it.

[Tcas climb]

Dragon, thanks for the lecture and you obviously gave a sh..

[747FOCAL]

Thanks all for the info. You guys are as bad as my drinking buddies when we play cards. Why don't we all just pull our pants down and find out who the big dog is. Sorry could not resist.