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B757 DFDAU
Hello.
Just wondering if anyone knew if there was a list of the available parameters for inclusion in the B757 DFDAU (touchscreen interface to the flight data recorder - I'm sure it may be installed in other fleets / types etc.). Our SOP requires us to select GW, FCOM, FTME, and FM, but I've also seen people pull things like AGDL, LATG, STAT etc. out of the bag. Thanks NW3 |
FDR parameters are mandatory (CFR 14 Part 121 Appendix Mhttp://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text....19.26.11.5.58) so are you in fact just selecting items for the Quick Access Recorder as part of your airline's Flight Operations Quality Assurance or maintenance program? All the "optional" items you quoted are all mandatory AFAIK. The DFDAU drives both the FDR and QAR.
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ANGLE-OF-ATTACK - L AALH ADC-L ANGLE-OF-ATTACK - R AARH ADC-R ADC DISCRETE WORD 2 ADCDW2 ADC-L AILERON POSITION - L OUTER AILL EICAS AILERON POSITION - R OUTER AILR EICAS ALTITUDE PRESSURE - L ALT ADC-L ALTITUDE PRESSURE - R ALTR ADC-R ALTITUDE RATE ALTRT ADC-R ENG BLEED DUCT PRESSURE - L BDPL EICAS ENG BLEED DUCT PRESSURE - R BDPR EICAS BRAKE TEMP 1 BRKT1 EICAS BRAKE TEMP 2 BRKT2 EICAS BRAKE TEMP 3 BRKT3 EICAS BRAKE TEMP 4 BRKT4 EICAS BRAKE TEMP 5 BRKT5 EICAS BRAKE TEMP 6 BRKT6 EICAS BRAKE TEMP 7 BRKT7 EICAS BRAKE TEMP 8 BRKT8 EICAS CALIBRATION WORD CAL DFDAU COMPUTED AIRSPEED CAS ADC-L CREW OXYGEN PRESSURE CROXP EICAS MONTH/DAY DATE CAPT CLOCK DME FREQ. L DMEFL FMC-L DME FREQ. R DMEFR FMC-R DOC DATA WORDS DOCD DFDAU DRIFT ANGLE DRIFT IRS DW60 - FCC - CENTER DISCRETE DW60 FCC DW66 - FCC - RIGHT DISCRETE DW66 FCC APU EGT EGTAP EICAS EGT - L EGTL EICAS EGT - R EGTR EICAS EICAS DISCRETE WORD 1 EIDW1 EICAS EICAS DISCRETE WORD 2 EIDW2 EICAS EICAS DISCRETE WORD 3 EIDW3 EICAS EICAS DISCRETE WORD 4 EIDW4 EICAS ELEVATOR SURFACE - L ELL EICAS ELEVATOR SURFACE - R ELR EICAS EPR BUG SETTING - L EPRBL TMC EPR BUG SETTING - R EPRBR TMC EPR MAX LIMIT EPRMX TMC FCC DISCRETE 1A FCCDW1 FCC-L FCC DISCRETE WORD 2 FCCDW2 FCC-L FCC DISCRETE WORD 3 FCCDW3 FCC-L FCC DISCRETE WORD 4 FCCDW4 FCC-L FRAME COUNTER FCNT DFDAU FLIGHT DIR PITCH LEFT FDPL FCC-L FLIGHT DIR PITCH CENTRE FDPC FCC-C FLIGHT DIR PITCH RIGHT FDPR FCC-R FLIGHT DIR ROLL LEFT FDRL FCC-L FLIGHT DIR ROLL CENTRE FDRC FCC-C FLIGHT DIR ROLL RIGHT FDRR FCC-R FUEL FLOW LEFT FFL EICAS FUEL FLOW RIGHT FFR EICAS FAN INLET TOTAL TEMP - L FILTTL EEC-L FAN INLET TOTAL TEMP - R FILTTR EEC-L TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSN - L FLAPL Analogue TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSN -Centre FLCTR Analogue TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSN -R FLAPR Analogue FUEL PRESSURE -L FPL EICAS FUEL PRESSURE - R FPR EICAS GMT (mandatory) GMT CAPT CLOCK GMTQ (QAR) GMTQ CAPT CLOCK GLIDESLOPE DEV - L GSL ILS-L GLIDESLOPE DEV - Centre GSC ILS-C GLIDESLOPE DEV - R GSR ILS-R GLIDESLOPE DEV - EFIS GSE EFIS GROUNDSPEED GSP EFIS GROSS WEIGHT - L GWTL FMC-L GROSS WEIGHT - R GWTR FMC-R MAGNETIC HEADING HDG EFIS HORIZONTAL STEERING - L HSTL FMC-L HORIZONTAL STEERING - R HSTR FMC-R IEPR - L IEPRL IEPR-L IEPR - R IEPRR IEPR-R PRESENT LATITUDE LAT IRS LATERAL ACCELERATION LATA Analogue LONGITUDINAL ACCELERATION LNGA Analogue LOCALISER DEV - L LOCL ILS-L LOCALISER DEV - C LOCC ILS-C LOCALISER DEV - R LOCR ILS-R LOCALISER DEV - EFIS LOCE EFIS PRESENT LONGITUDE LONG IRS MACH MACH ADC-R ENG N1 - RPM - L N1L EICAS ENG N1 - RPM - R N1R EICAS ENG N2 - RPM - L N2L EICAS ENG N2 - RPM - R N2R EICAS ENG N3 - RPM - L N3L EICAS ENG N3 - RPM - R N3R EICAS APU RPM NAP EICAS VERTICAL ACCELERATION NMLA Analogue ENG OIL PRESSURE - L OPRL EICAS ENG OIL PRESSURE - R OPRR EICAS ENG OIL QTY - L OQL EICAS ENG OIL QTY - R OQR EICAS ENG OIL TEMP - L OTL EICAS ENG OIL TEMP - R OTR EICAS P1 ENG INLET TOT PR - L P1L IEPR-L P1 ENG INLET TOT PR - R P2R IEPR-R PITCH ANGLE PITCH EFIS RADIO HEIGHT - EFIS RALE EFIS RADIO HEIGHT - CENTRE RALC LRRA-C RADIO HEIGHT - RIGHT RALR LRRA-R ROLL ANGLE ROLL EFIS RUDDER POSITION RUDD EICAS SELECTED ALTITUDE SLALT FCC MCP SELECTED ALTITUDE - L SLALTL FMC-L SELECTED ALTITUDE - R SLALTR FMC-R SELECTED AIRSPEED SLAS FCC MCP SELECTED AIRSPEED - L SLASL FMC-L SELECTED AIRSPEED - R SLASR FMC-R SELECTED HEADING SLHDG FCC MCP SELECTED MACH SLM FCC MCP SELECTED RUNWAY HEADING - L SLRW FCC-L TEMP SELECT SLTMP TMC SELECTED VERTICAL SPEED SLVS FCC MCP SPOILER HANDLE POSITION (Spdbrk) SPBR Analogue HORIZONTAL STABILIZING POSITION STAB Analogue STATIC AIR TEMP STAT ADC-L STATUS WORD STATUS DFDAU FRAME SYNCHRONISATION SYNC DFDAU TRUE AIRSPEED TAS ADC-R TARGET AIRSPEED - L TGASL FMC-L TARGET AIRSPEED - R TGASR FMC-R THRUST LEVER ANGLE - L THLAL EEC-L THRUST LEVER ANGLE - R THLAR EEC-R TMC DISCRETE WORD 1A TMCDW1 TMC TMC DISCRETE WORD 2 TMCDW2 TMC TOTAL AIR TEMP TOTAT ADC-L TRACK MAGNETIC TRACK EFIS HMC TRIM F/BACK - L TRFL EEC-L HMC TRIM F/BACK - R TRFR EEC-L BUS VOLTS - L VAC EICAS ENG VIB - L VHL EICAS ENG VIB - R VHR EICAS ENG N1 VIB - L VN1L EICAS ENG N1 VIB - R VN1R EICAS ENG N2 VIB - L VN2L EICAS ENG N2 VIB - R VN2R EICAS ENG N3 VIB - L VN3L EICAS ENG N3 VIB - R VN3R EICAS VOR FREQ - L VORFL FMC-L VOR FREQ - R VORFR FMC-R VERTICAL STEERING - L VSTL FMC-L VERTICAL STEERING - R VSTR FMC-R WIND DIRECTION WA IRS WIND SPEED WSP IRS BODY YAW RATE YAWR IRS That's all the ones for our 757's with the DMEP fitted. I didn't have time to format my cut 'n' paste so you'll have to look for the codes within the text. The columns are Parameter Name, Mnmonic, Source. I'll come back later and tidy it up to make it clearer for you but from the last on the list you can see that it's Body Yaw Rate , the code is YAWR and it comes from the IRS. Cheers, Fargoo :ok: p.s. As a small disclaimer, these are for one specific airline setup and may not all work on your 757 (most should though). |
I see that's the list for the DMEP - I think our 757s have an IDU installed (touchscreen panel as opposed to physical buttons), and I see from the list above things like AGDL, FM don't appear... I'll have a bash but guess there might be a different list somewhere.
Thanks for the info though Fargoo, and ICTSLB - sorry I think I didn't write my question that clearly. As you rightly say it's not really the parameters that the FDR itself is recording - this is just an interactive display to the pilots of a number of available parameters. NW3 |
Sorry, I should of RTFQ!
Can't access codes list for the DFDAU you have 'cause our fleet doesn't have it fitted. Fargoo :ok: |
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