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Require immediate crew attention. These messages are accompanied by flashing master warning, triple chime attenson with or without voice message or dedicated tone. Require immediate crew awareness and future crew action may be required in the form of alternate system selection or performance limitation. These message are accompanied by flashing master caution and a single chime. Indicate safe or normal system operation which require crew awareness, over and above the dark cockpit philosophy. Indicate minor failures or reduction in systems capability, which require no crew action.

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config ail trim arrow btn

Displayed during takeoff if aileron trim is out of certified range (green band).

config rud trim arrow btn

Displayed if during take-off, rudder is out of certified range (green band).

config slat trim arrow btn

Flaps are not at either 6 °or 16 ° during takeoff. Slats are not at out during takeoff.

config spoilers arrow btn

Displayed if during takeoff, a spoiler is deployed for others uses than Roll assistance. This happens in case of proportional lift dumping, GLD operation, uncommanded GS or MFS deployment.

config stab trim arrow btn

Displayed if during takeoff, pitch trim is out of the certified range (green band).

elevator split arrow btn

Asymmetric elevator operation.

flap fail arrow btn

Flaps actuation inop.

flap fault arrow btn

Flaps have been shutdown.

flt splr deployed arrow btn

Displayed to alert crew that Flight Spoilers are deployed at low altitude (radio altitude between 10 and 300 ft) or when TQA is at high power

flt spoilers fail arrow btn

Displayed if control of at least 2 pairs of Flight Spoilers fail. In case of loss of Hydraulic power, failure is declared only if panel is upfloating.

gnd lift dump arrow btn

Displayed when:

  • System Power-on Self Tests detects a valve jammed in the deploy position.
  • During Takeoff or Landing:
    • GLD not armed (loss or absence of automatic arm, or Off switch )
    • which affects at least two pairs of spoiler (GS or MFS)
  • GLD is lost or degraded (deployment delayed) for at least two pairs of spoiler (GS or MFS), due to loss of one ground condition.
  • Two pairs of ground spoilers failed in retracted position (unless associated hydraulics is low)
  • One pair of ground spoiler failed in retracted position and one pair of Flight failed.

mach trim fail arrow btn

Displayed to alert the crew that due to loss of Mach data acquisition, the mach trim function has failed and will not compensate for pitching moments caused by mach changes. Failure of pitch trim is covered by STAB TRIM message.

roll select arrow btn

Displayed to alert the crew that the pilot and copilot roll control are disconnected, and that no Roll priority has been selected within 30 seconds from roll disconnect.

roll spoilers fail arrow btn

Displayed if Roll spoiler function is inoperative for at least 2 pairs of Flight Spoilers.

rud authority high arrow btn

Displayed to alert the crew that the rudder authority available is too high for the indicated airspeed. This message will not be displayed if the rudder limiter position or airspeed is indeterminate.

rud authority low arrow btn

Displayed in combination with "RUD LIMITER FAIL" to alert the crew that the rudder limiting capability failed and that authority available is low (Rudder limiting failed in low authority position) for engine failure compensation or crosswind.

rud limiter fail arrow btn

Displayed to alert the crew that Rudder limiting capability is lost. If the system is able to determine its rudder authority level versus the current A/C configuration, one and only one of the following messages will be displayed also: "Rud authority high" (system failed with too much authority available), "Rud authority low" (system failed without enough authority available), "Rud authority safe" (system failed with enough authority available and no risk of structure damage).

slat fail arrow btn

Slat actuation system inoperative, the slats can no longer be selected.

slat fault arrow btn

Slat systems have shutdown and may be out of the selected position due to jam, loss of power, overheat, etc. Once the condition clears, if the control lever is selected to a new position the system will again attempt to drive and the message will disappear.

slat flap fail arrow btn

Slat and/or Flap actuation system inoperative, the slats and/or flaps can no longer be selected.

slat flap fault arrow btn

Slat and/or flaps systems have shutdown and may be out of the selected position due to jam, loss of power, overheat, etc. Once the condition clears, if the control lever is selected to a new position the system will again attempt to drive and the message will disappear.

splr lever fail arrow btn

The flight spoiler function for at least two pairs of flight spoilers is inoperative. The ground lift dumping and roll assist functions are not affected.

stab trim arrow btn

Displayed to alert the crew that the pitch trim function is not available, due to both pitch trim channels inoperative (failure, channel disconnect through PTRIM DISCONNECT push button, Master disconnect Switch pressed for more that 5 continuous seconds)

stall protect fail arrow btn

Pusher has failed, has been manually deactivated, a SPC channel has failed, an AOA sensor has failed, or the pusher switch is enabled.

stall warn advance arrow btn

Stall reversion mode has been activated - can be done automatically based on a/c condition or manually. (post IAC-9 update)

flap drive ovht arrow btn

System shutdown due to overheat on at least one channel. Message self-clears once the channel has cooled down. Always displayed in conjunction with "FLAP FAULT".

flap halfspd arrow btn

Flap Actuation system operating at halfspeed, due to a fail or fault condition in one channel only of the flaps.

flt spoilers fault arrow btn

Displayed if one of a single pair of flight spoilers is inoperative (may be retracted or deployed); objective is to allow dispatch with this message, provided that affected panels are verified to be retracted.

gnd lift dump arrow btn

For one pair of ground spoilers, the ground lift-dump function is inoperative; or, a ground spoiler upfloat is occurring in flight.

mach xducer fault arrow btn

Mach transducer has failed.

no takeoff arrow btn

Indicates that the airplane is not configured for Takeoff during taxi.

pitch disc fault arrow btn

Pitch disconnect solenoid has failed in the locked or unlocked position.

pitch feel fault arrow btn

Displayed to alert the crew that either pitch feel is inoperative, or degraded (force gradient not nominal) on one or both channels

rud authority safe arrow btn

Displayed in combination with "RUD LIMITER FAIL" to alert the crew that the rudder limiting capability failed and that authority available is safe in current configuration and speed. Not displayed if the system is not able to determine its authority status.

rud limiter fault arrow btn

Displayed to alert the crew that one and only one channel is failed.

shaker 1 fail arrow btn

Pilot's shaker has failed (the actual motor) or the commanding SPC channel has failed.

shaker 2 fail arrow btn

Copilot's shaker has failed (the actual motor) or the commanding SPC channel has failed.

slat drive ovht arrow btn

System shutdown due to overheat on at least one channel. Message self-clears once the channel has cooled down. Always displayed in conjunction with "SLAT FAULT".

slat flap bit arrow btn

Posts on the ground only when maintenance action is required on the slat/flap system prior to the 500 hour scheduled interval.

slat flap halfspd arrow btn

Slat Actuation system (and/or Flap Actuation system) operating at halfspeed, due to a fail or fault condition in one channel only of the slats and/or flaps.

slat halfspd arrow btn

Slat Actuation system operating at halfspeed, due to a fail or fault condition in one channel only of the slats.

splrs stab bit arrow btn

Displayed only on ground to alert the crew that a failure occurred in the EFCS that requires a maintenance action before the next scheduled check, but do not prevent dispatch for TBD hours.

splrs stab in test arrow btn

Displayed when the Spoilers and Stab Trim Systems perform their on-ground self-test, once all hydraulics are ON, since Spoilers and Stab Trim are inoperative during the test (approximately 20 sec.)

stab ch1 fail arrow btn

Displayed only when Stab Trim Channel 1 is failed or inhibited by abnormal Master switch operation.

stab ch2 fail arrow btn

Displayed only when Stab Trim Channel 2 is failed or inhibited by abnormal Master switch operation.

stall warn advance arrow btn

Stall reversion mode has been activated - can be done automatically based on a/c condition or manually. (pre IAC-9 update)

stall warn basic arrow btn

Stall erroneously set in basic mode or Split between L and R AOA vanes

cplt roll splrs arrow btn

Copilot control of roll selected.

gld manual arm arrow btn

GLD manual arm mode selected.

gnd lift dump off arrow btn

GLD off mode selected.

plt roll splrs arrow btn

Pilot control of roll selected.

stab ch1 off arrow btn

Stabilizer trim channel 1 is not engaged.

stab ch2 off arrow btn

Stabilizer trim channel 2 is not engaged.

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