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September 2016
Main FCOM/QRH/FCTM changes introduced from September 2016
A318/A319/A320/A321:
FCOM:
PRO-NOR-SOP-COCKPIT PREPARATION
DSC-31-55-20 - CLOCK - Control and Indicators
The CLOCK item described in the SOP Cockpit Preparation is updated to raise the crew
awareness on the time precision required when ATC Datalink communication (FANS) are used.
Specifically, to comply with the time precision requirement of 1 s UTC, the flight crew must
either:
Provide detailed information on the time precision required for ATC datalink
communication
Describe the synchronization of the clock with the GPS when the internal (INT) mode is
used.
The maximum number of occupants when using pack flow LOW is updated in order to be in
accordance with non-smoking flights:
The Before ENG 2 Start procedure is updated to request that the Y ELEC PUMP
disengagement is made in straight line, as already requested in the Arrival procedure, during
the taxi in.
The ----TOO STEEP PATH----MCDU message informs the flight crew that additional drag
must be used to follow the computed descent profile. In normal operation, the FMS may display
this message during the descent phase.
However, a ----TOO STEEP PATH---- message displayed after the Final Descent Point (FDP)
reflects an issue with the construction of the final approach path.
As a consequence, once the final approach is inserted into the FMS, the Standard Operating
Procedures (SOP) now request the flight crew to check if the MCDU F-PLN page displays a ----
TOO STEEP PATH---- message after the FDP.
If the MCDU F-PLN page displays a ----TOO STEEP PATH---- message after the FDP, the
flight crew must not use the FINAL APP mode and must disregard the V/DEV or yoyo indication.
To introduce this SOP update, the structure of the PRO-NOR-SOP-DESCENT PREPARATION-
FMGS documentary unit has been modified for content management purpose.
The Emergency Descent procedure in FCOM and QRH contains actions that must be done by
memory (boxed items) and read and do actions.
The philosophy of a procedure that contains memory items is to perform memory items without
referring to the QRH/ECAM, and then, to use the QRH/ECAM to apply the rest of the procedure
using the read and do principle.
The FCTM AO-090-Emergency Descent is revised in order to comply with this operational
philosophy: the 2 loops that were used to perform the whole procedure are removed from the
FCTM.