User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- T3CAS_Section_5
- 5 Adjustment/Test
- 1. General
- 2. Equipment
- 3. Initial Harness Checkout (New Installations Only)
- 4. System Self-Tests
- 5. Return-to-Service Test
- 6. Operational Software Loading Using an ARINC 615A Portable Data Loader or Compact Flash Card
- 7. Downloading Information from the TP3PCAS Using a CF Card
- 1. Obtain a New or Blank Compact Flash (CF) card.
- 2. Copy to the New or Blank CF card the appropriate ‘Header File’
- a) Header files are files copied to the New or Blank CF card that will instruct the computer unit what is desired to be downloaded.
- b) Header files needed to download Maintenance Data, Event Data and CRC Part Numbers can be obtained from ACSS Customer Services at +1-623-445-7070 or crc.acss@l-3com.com.
- 3. For downloading Maintenance Data, Event Data or CRC Part Numbers the aircraft does not need to be in an on-ground configuration.
- 4. Apply power to the computer unit.
- 5. Insert the CF card.
- 6. For ACSS part numbers 9005000-10000, -10101, -10202, and -10204 the DATA STATUS LED will UblinkU green once; this indicates the unit recognized that a CF card was inserted.
- 7. For ACSS part numbers 9005000-11203, -11801 and -55801 the DATA STATUS LED will UblinkU green while reading the header file and performing the action defined in the header file.
- 8. Flight Data Recording
- 1. T3CAS part numbers 9005000-10000, -10101, -10202, and -10204 only support FAT16 CF card formatting. T3CAS part numbers 9005000-11203, -11801 and -55801 support both FAT16 and FAT32 CF card formatting.
- B. Flight Data
- 1. Obtain a New or Blank CF Card.
- 2. Copy to the New or Blank CF Card the Appropriate Header File.
- 3. Header files are files copied to the New or Blank CF card that will instruct the computer unit what is desired to be downloaded.
- 4. For Flight Data Recording, the aircraft does not need to be in an on-ground configuration.
- 5. Apply power to the computer unit.
- 6. Insert the CF card.
- B. Flight Data
- 9. Downloaded Maintenance Data, Event Data And Flight Data May Be Sent To ACSS Customer Services For Analysis
- 5 Adjustment/Test
- T3CAS_Section_6
- T3CAS_Section_7
- 7 Maintenance Practices
- 1. General
- 2. Equipment and Materials
- 3. Procedure for the TP3PCAS Computer Unit
- 4. Procedure for the APM (Not applicable for part numbers 9005000-10000, -10101, -10202, -10204, or -11203)
- 5. Procedure for the Directional Antenna
- 6. Procedure for the Omnidirectional Antenna (Applicable to part numbers 9005000-11203, -11801 and -55801)
- 7. Procedure for the Control Panel
- 8. Procedure for the VSI/TRA Display
- 9. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, FAR Part 25.1529
- 7 Maintenance Practices
- T3CAS_Section_8
- T3CAS_Section_9
- T3CAS_Section_10
- T3CAS_Appendix_A
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
T
3
CAS/Part No.9005000
To view the TCAS test menu and system status pages along with the troubleshooting
messages, refer to the FAULT ISOLATION section.
To exit the extended test mode, set the ATC/TCAS mode selector switch to Mode S ON.
B. TAWS Flight Deck Display Test Modes
The T
3
CAS System provides three types of test modes: standard self-test, extended self-
test, and a maintenance report. All test modes can be activated by the TAWS self-test
button (i.e., the switch on the flight deck, not on the LRU face). The standard test mode
can also be activated by an onboard maintenance system (OMS) or a central fault display
interface unit (CFDIU).
NOTE:
The extended self-test and a maintenance report cannot be activated using
4096 Ident Code Number
Page
Page Number
0000
0
System Status
0001
1
Display Status
0002
2
Rad/Alt Status
0003
3
Xpdr Status
0004
4
Configuration Options Page 1
0005
5
Configuration Options Page 2
0006
6
Configuration Options Page 3
0007
7
Configuration Options Page 4
3000
3000
Help Reference
0010
10
Suppression Bus Help Page
0510
510
Suppression Bus Clear Page
0011
11
Antenna Port Status
0013
13
Part Numbers Page 1
0014
14
Part Numbers Page 2
2000
2000
ADS-B Test Menu Page
0020
20
ADS-B Self Test Page
0030
30
ADS-B Fault Page 1
0031
31
ADS-B Fault Page 2
0032
32
ADS-B Fault Page 3
0033
33
ADS-B Fault Page 4
All Other Codes
Blank
Default Unassigned Page
Pub. No. 8600200-001, Revision 004
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04 Nov 2014
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