ATR 42-500, Manual

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K - Flight instruments
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K.
Flight instruments
FLIGHT NUMBER AND DATA
ENTRY PANEL
panel enables through 4
thumwheels to insert different data:
hour, minutes, month, day, year.
DATA DISPLAY
Date and time may be displayed
and selected through the UPDATE
pb and the data entry panel
STATUS FDAU Lt
illuminates amber when the FDAU is
failed
STATUS SYST Lt
illuminates amber when
– the DRDR is failed
or – the DFDR or QAR (if installed)
(quick access recorder)
electrical power is lost
or – QAR (If installed) 80 % full
UPDATE pb
first left thumbwheel of data entry
panel must be on 9 position
– first sequence: hours and
minutes
UPDATE pb depressed, the
display flashes,
insert hour and minutes,
UPDATE pb depressed,
correction is taken into account
and is displayed for 5 seconds
– second sequence: month and
day
– third sequence: year
EVENTS pb
When momentarily depressed,
the tape records are marked to
identify a special event
TEST switch
activates indicator self-test when
depressed, indicator will display a
test pattern
GREEN ARC
recommandes vertical speed
to resolve corrective resolution
advisory
SOLID DIAMOND
traffic within ± 1200 ft and 6 NM
of own aircraft
POINTER
(white) indicates present vertical
speed. Pointer displayed when
vertical speed is valid
OPEN DIAMOND
shows other traffic. Range and
bearing of other aircraft within
surveillance range and selected
range and altitude for display
SOLID CIRCLE
intruder. TA generated. Range and
bearing relative to own aircraft
RANGE RING
(white) 2 miles radius range about own
aircraft
A/B Mode button
select display of traffic (relative to
own aircraft altitude)
ABOVE: +9900 ft to –2700 ft
BELOW: +2700 ft to –9900 ft
In normal position, viewing
of traffic from 2700 ft below
to 2700 ft above
RNG
Range push button selects range
of display. (6NM or 12NM)
RED ARC
do not enter range if vertical
speed is outside of arc (preventive);
Exit range if vertical speed is
within arc (corrective resolution)
AIRCRAFT
own aircraft symbol
TRAFFIC DATA
Relative altitude of intruder aircraft
SOLID CUBE
traffic generates conflict. RA
generated range and bearing
relative to own aircraft
TRAFFIC ARROW
(same color as associated traffic
symbol): climb or descent rate
(>500 ft/min) of intruder aircraft
RANGE (6 NM or 12NM)
selected forward range of traffic
display
TRAFFIC DATA
(same color as associated traffic
symbol): relative altitude of intruder
aircraft. If altitude is not available,
traffic data is not displayed
18. Flight data entry panel
ATA 34
19. TCAS VERTICAL speed
indicator
ATA 34